 His early paintings were frequently landscapes with nymphs, coming close to the style his master used around 1630, and even sometimes being mistaken for Van Poelenburch's at auctions.However, many displayed a distinctive style, which consisted of emptier, more horizontal compositions.In 1635, he was one of four painters commissioned to work on the "Pastor Fido" of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, painting one of the main scenes and one of the four subsidiary landscapes.