Napa Time offers us a peek into the setting of the painting. For example, we find ourselves caught up in the architecture of the room, forgetting until we pull back that we are actually gazing at the surface of the bottle.

Arvid often finds himself on “Napa Time,” and considers Napa his home away from home. For instance, over the course of the last 25 years, he has developed friendships in the valley and formed such close relationships that they consider each other family. However, this is not surprising given the parallels between the culture in Napa and the cultures in Maui and Georgia, his two other “homes.” All three are set in a foundation of community, hospitality, and authenticity: aloha at its finest.