Career
He soon went to Haarlem, where he became an apprentice in the wallpaper factory of January Augustini. Van Drielst entered the wallpaper studio in Amsterdam where he established friendships with Adriaan de Lelie. He studied the old masters Salomon van Ruysdael, Jacob van Ruisdael, January Wijnants and in particular, Meindert Hobbema, and sought to make use of their techniques in his nature studies.
He often portrayed nature scenes of the Drenthe, in the north-east of the Netherlands.
He traveled there each year to produce drawings, and is sometimes called the "Drentse Hobbema". His wallpaper, usually with the horizon on eye height, can be seen in Elswout, near Haarlem and in the Rijksmuseum Twenthe.
