It was an eclectic year in my studio practice. I had several commissions, and after the SS United States, which I have been painting for several years, left Philadelphia, I had to figure out how to react. Plus, I had shows in 3 different states. As a result, perhaps it is easier to make one mega-post of pictures I made rather than referring people all over my website.

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 refurbishment they need. 

November 8 through December 6 - 2025 Opening Reception and Artist Talk: 6-9pm November 8 - 2025 NOVADO GALLERY 110 Morgan Street Jersey City, NJ. 0730