He then moved to Heusden in 1651 where he had various positions in the council until he became a mayor there in 1657 and was tax collector in 1670. He is known for farm scenes, genre works, and merry companies and influenced the painter Mathieu Lenain. He died in Heusden.
According to the RKD in 1632 he became a member of the Dordrecht Guild of Saint Luke. He is possibly the same person as January Olofsen who became a member of the Confrerie Pictura in The Hague in 1643.