BRADLEE SHANKS, Crystalline Forest

WNC printmaker Bradlee Shanks transforms his own nature photography into richly layered serigraphs that capture the haunting beauty of forests, waterways, and coastal vistas. Drawing inspiration from mountain and shoreline landscapes, he builds each image through an intricate printing process that employs braille ink to achieve an extraordinary impasto surface. The resulting works possess a remarkable dimensionality, with raised textures that animate the interplay of light, shadow, and atmosphere. Both technically innovative and visually evocative, Shanks' prints offer a compelling meditation on the enduring presence of the natural world.