A life shaped by Brussels Omer Dierickx lived much of his life within the boundaries of Brussels and Uccle. Born in Brussels on April 2, 1862, he grew up in a house with ten siblings, the son of a porcelain manufacturer from Putte and a mother from Braine-le-Château. His brother, José Dierickx, also took up the brush. The early years were spent under the guidance of Jan Frans Portaels at the Academy of Brussels, where he studied betwee…