An American Success Story: Brooke Lanier
This summer, a few friends and I are taking a road trip across the country on a mission to find American success stories. We didn’t have enough money to do it ourselves, so we reached out to our favorite restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory, to see if there was a way to do it in partnership with them, and they enthusiastically agreed to sponsor our trip. What we didn’t realize is that The Cheesecake Factory is also an American success story. Over the course of the trip we will interview artists, craftspeople, and entrepreneurs who are dedicated to their work. We aim to highlight a diverse set of talents across a few different regions of the country including the northeast, the midwest, and the west.
We were lucky to talk to Brooke Lanier, an up-and-coming visual artist in Philadelphia, about what separates her from other painters in Philadelphia — namely her philosophy on art, her work-intensive style, and her dedication to the craft.