When drawing portraits, it's no only about the rendition of what we see, but to catch the mind behind the face. Or to catch the soul behind the eyes. So the best portraits are those where the soul is above

Call it an escape, but in my drawings I can truly live. Get lost, lose myself in order to find myself. It's an expression form where I can ventilate and order feelings and thoughts, in order to keeps myself

The exhibition is over, so time to show the overview of works, as I promised in my previous post: In total, I have shown 205 drawings. And to give a clear view, I chose to split the overview into the three

'THE COURAGE TO BE VULNERABLE' shows an overview of drawings by Romaan Namoor (between 2010 and 2017) and covers the following series; First floor: Artist portraits Collage drawings Sketchbook as a diary

In this post I share some new details from my latest drawings I'm working on for my solo exhibition in May 2017. So, for now... a sneak peak preview. 'Show me to see who I can be' 'Stalemate' 'Untitled'

Sequel to an earlier post, two weeks ago. This scrapbook is made the same way, with the same approach according to the same principles and it has the same objective. So, no need for much more explanation,

It's  been a while since my last post. And that has everything to do with the preparation and exhibition (with my lover Nono) I talked about in one of my previous blogs. Enough material to make an

Two and a half years ago, a very good friend of mine (Bart Wildeman, theatre- maker, moralist and entrepreneur) and I had many philosophical talks over too much coffee. It was an exchange of visions about

Last time I showed these two works on an exhibit, people asked me questions about what technique I used. 'Pencil on rice paper', I  answered. But initially they didn't believe me, because they were

Don't think, just do and make things visible. Drawing and collages are my two main activities within my artistic practices. And after a few posts of my drawings, it's time to focus on my collages, which

Sketchbook as a diary is a collection of drawings (often equipped with  subtitles) who directly or indirectly holds a personal emotion, whose event directly from life. They are records of moments

 Yesterday I found back a drawing (in my portfolio) which I started last summer. In the preparation of my upcoming exhibition I finished it right away. (So, without knowing, I have this extra work

Yesterday I made this portrait for a good friend, as a birthday gift. It's a drawing from photo and it took me three hours to make it. I'm pretty happy with the result, so worth to share ... 'Portrait

In the run of a forthcoming exhibition, early september, I am diligently working on my Partouze serie. I  make 2 or 3 drawings a day, so, one month later I have 75  drawings extra now. The counter

The next drawing is made from a collage study. And as collage it wasn't interesting enough, but I thought it could be a good drawing ... so I tried it on a large scale. 'Leda versus Bacharus' Charcoal

Over the years, I've made quite a few self-portraits. And that has nothing  to do with an excess of self love but with the fact that I can't afford models, so, I have to pose myself. First I make

When it comes down to story-telling, Tom Van Outryve has a  very pronounced body language, with fast changing facial expressions. It  is his passion for stories that tempts us all, seduce us

The best time to work on my drawings is at night. When all is calm and quiet, my mind becomes silent. It helps me to come closer to myself in order to create. And that loneliness ...  I've accepted