TimePlace: An Evening with John Duckworth

Landscape, photography, and wine.

Join us for an intimate artist talk and wine tasting exploring the intersection of process, place, and perspective.

In TimePlace, painter and photographer John Duckworth shares the deeper story behind his work — how time spent observing the land shapes what ultimately appears on canvas and through the lens. His paintings and photographs are not simply representations of scenery; they are studies in light, atmosphere, and lived experience — moments distilled through patience and presence.

Central to this conversation is the idea of place as collaborator. Whether working outside in nature or composing a photographic frame, Duckworth approaches the landscape as something dynamic and relational — shaped by weather, season, memory, and human connection. His process is deliberate and immersive, grounded in returning to the same environments again and again to understand how they shift over time.

That same reverence for place extends beyond the gallery walls.

Featured during the evening are TimePlace Wines, whose labels showcase Duckworth’s landscapes — transforming his visual interpretations of the land into vessels that carry those stories outward. Just as his paintings and photographs capture the character of a location, the wines themselves are expressions of terroir — shaped by soil, climate, and craft. Together, image and wine create a layered dialogue about how land imprints itself onto both art and agriculture.

TimePlace Wine Co. / Napa, CA

Throughout the evening, guests will hear directly from the artist about:

• The evolution of his landscape practice

• The relationship between painting and photography in his work

• The translation of landscape imagery onto the TimePlace labels

• How time, repetition, and observation shape artistic perspective

This is not simply a talk, but a conversation — an opportunity to slow down, to look more closely, and to consider how place influences what we see, what we make, and even what we taste.

An evening for collectors, creatives, and anyone who feels a connection to the land.