Beside his office career (first in the business of his father and later at the city administration) he was now very active as an artist, literature critic and as head editor of several illustrated magazines, among which the "Noordstar" and the "Vlaemsche Rederyker".
Помимо чиновничьей карьеры (сначала в фирме отца, а позднее в администрации города), он активно работает как художник, литературный критик и главный редактор иллюстрированных журналов, среди которых "Noordstar" и "Vlaemsche Rederyker".