“Jasper Coastline” grew out of an ongoing fascination with the ways nature shifts over time. Water moves with speed and force, while stone changes slowly, shaped through years of pressure, erosion, and movement beneath the surface. Both hold their own rhythm of transformation.

Inspired by the jasper stones found along the coastlines of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the painting reflects that quiet tension between permanence and change. Jasper is also found throughout the American landscape, particularly in places such as Oregon, Idaho, California, and Arizona, where volcanic activity and mineral-rich earth have shaped its formation over time.

In life, some transitions arrive clearly and all at once. Others unfold gradually, almost invisibly, asking us to trust what is still taking shape.

This week, “Jasper Coastline” is being shipped to collector David Rodarte in Arizona, whom I have known for many years. There is something meaningful about knowing the painting will continue its journey across another landscape where Jasper itself has long existed, carrying its own history of movement, change, and endurance.