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https://actrust.be/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jules-Taeymans.jpg7301007With a remarkable talent for drawing, Jozef enrolled in the evening classes at the Municipal Drawing Academy in Turnhout. There he was noticed by his teacher, the provincial master builder Jules Taeymans, who took him under his wing as a mentor.