MT WASHINGTON ARTIST FEATURE WALL

For the months of December 2025 and January 2026 I will be showcasing several of my Mt Washington snowy winter paintings on the newly established Artist Feature Wall in the alpine lodge cafeteria. I will be donating 25% of the sales to the Mt Washington Ski Club in support of young athletes.

When I am not painting, I spend many a winter day skiing with my family and friends on the challenging powder slopes and trails of Mt Washington.

Hope to see you on the slopes or along the wall! Here is a sneak preview of some of the paintings on display.

PASSIONATE ABOUT ART AT GALLERY 5

Drop by and see a number of my paintings at the new show — Passionate About Art — at Gallery 5, 5th Floor, 1515 Blanshard Street, Victoria. The show runs from March through September, 2026. Here are couple of the paintings in the show.

PLEIN AIR EXHIBITION

I have two paintings at the Plein Air Exhibition at the Slide Room Gallery. The exhibition runs from January 18th to February 27th, 2026 with an opening reception on Sunday, January 18th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. The Gallery is open for viewing from 9:30 am — 5:00 pm on Mondays or by appointment (250-889-7437) and is located in the Vancouver Island School of Art, 302-733 Johnson Street, Victoria.

TRUMPING THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Trumping the Separation of Powers (2017)

This work (above), completed in 2017, is the first part of what is now a three-part series focusing on the power of colour (the three primaries – red, yellow, and blue) to explain the central concept of the US governing system – the separation of powers – and to illustrate how Trumpism has eroded this fundamental concept of democracy.

The three primary colours are powerful. Each colour is unique and separate, containing no colour of the other two. Regal blue represents the Executive, fiery red the Congress, and reflective yellow the Judiciary. Traditionally each colour borders on and contrasts with the other two, but no colour penetrates the others.

During Trump’s first term the broad-brush strokes of blue emanating from executive Trumpism washed into congressional red, transforming it to violet and washed into judicial yellow, transforming it to green.

Trumping the Separation of Powers 2.0 (2025)

This work (above), completed in 2025 with Canadian oil on Canadian canvas is the second in a three-part series focusing on the power of colour (the three primaries – red, yellow, and blue) to illustrate how the central concept of US government – the separation of powers – is now being undermined and dismantled by Trump and his authoritarian chaos.

The chaotic and self-serving slashes of blue emanating from executive Trumpism are infiltrating and contaminating congressional red, transforming it to violet and infiltrating and contaminating judicial yellow, transforming it to green.

The Separation of Powers Post Trump (2033?)

This work (above) – a triptych – is the third in a three-part series on the power of colour to illustrate the separation of powers. It asks the viewer to consider what the separation of powers will look like in a post Trump world. While there are many possibilities, this work illustrates three:

• A world where the separation of powers is Rechecked and Re-balanced with a return to the separation of executive blue, congressional red, and judicial yellow.

• One in which the separation of powers is Under Checked and Off Balance with executive blue continuing to infiltrate congressional red turning it to violet and infiltrate judicial yellow turning it to green.

• A world which is Unchecked and Unbalanced – where powers are neither separate nor distinct, with large swashes of executive blue transforming and permanently changing congressional red to violet and judicial yellow to green?
  
  
  

JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD

My painting, Late Afternoon Cross Country — West Passage, Mount Washington won the Juror’s Choice Award at the WHITElight Exhibition, Metchosin Artpod Gallery in December. The painting is 4 feet by 3 feet, oil on canvas.

FLYING OUT?

Next time you are flying out from YYJ in Victoria check out my winter painting — Out of Bounds - Mount Washington — upstairs in the airport departure lounge. There until April 2026.

2026 FAIRFIELD ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR, MAY 2nd & 3rd

Come and see my paintings and chat with me in my garden studio at 960 Terrace Avenue, Victoria on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2026. This event is part of the Fairfield Artists Studio Tour. Last years tour was a great success — warm sunny weather, fresh paintings, and engaging conversations. Here are a few of the more than half dozen paintings that sold at the studio tour.

SNOW IN VICTORIA?

Yes it does snow in Victoria and there is nothing better than getting out plein air painting in the snow. Here are two paintings I did in my back yard.

ROUNDHOUSE AT BAYVIEW PLACE

The E&N Roundhouse and Turntable properties in Victoria West will be dramatically transformed with the recent “go ahead” for the massive redevelopment project — Roundhouse at Bayview Place.

For years now I have been quietly painting this historic rail yard, complete with roundhouse, turntable, tracks and repair buildings and I have witnessed the subtle changes to this unique place of history, magic, and memory. Before the massive redevelopment gets underway and we lose forever the timeless feeling of this unique place I want to capture the memories through a series of plein air paintings.

Here are some of the beginnings of the end.

See my paintings on line at the Federation Gallery (Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver). Type in David Good on “Filter by Artist Name”

Not So Still Life: Video Interview with CTV's Adam Sawatsky (click on title)

Plein Air Painting in Floating Frame