It is both accurate and misleading to tell you that Brooke Lanier paints pictures of boats. The Philadelphia artist’s vessels are never freighted with the romanticism of classic portraits of tall ships. Lanier treats old ships much in the way that an urban explorer treats old factories: as the site of surprise, juxtapositions, and personal and occasionally inscrutable encounters with maritime history. Close observation, her paintings imply, might be all the care and refurbish

Episode released April 2, 2025. Robert Marsch & Lucinda Degerlund interviewed Brooke Lanier about her advice for aspiring art collectors on a budget, her artist origin story, teaching philosophy, favorite art, and lots of other things. Brooke recommends many local organizations as entry points for affordable art collecting, so hopefully this helps our community. Here are two paintings Brooke wishes she owned: Claude Monet Water Lilies, 1914-26 Jamie Wyeth Dog and the Great Wh

Artist's Talk Saturday, May 20th at 3 pm at 110 Morgan Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Excerpt from"The Downtown Art Crawl, Step by Step...

Brooke Lanier describes her artistic process, inspiration, and the evolution of her artwork. Pennswood Art Gallery, Newtown, PA September...