The Three Sisters are located near Canmore, Alberta. Individually, they are named The Big Sister (faith) 2936m, The Middle Sister (charity) 2769m, and The Little Sister (hope) 2694m. While camping at the base of the mountains in the late Fall of 1883, Albert Rogers walked out of his tent in the morning and stated to his companions “Look at the three nuns”. The peaks were referred to as “The Three Nuns” until 1886 when George Mercer Dawson, a cartographer, identified them as “The Three Sisters” on one of his maps. This was partly due to his bent for Protestantism over Catholicism. To climb The Big Sister would be a moderate task. The Middle Sister is the easiest to climb, but The Little Sister requires expertise, sophisticated equipment, and perseverance. To traverse from one to the other would not be recommended, even for experienced
The Three Sisters
$6.95
Size: 5″ x 7″
Artist: Errol Brimacombe
A landscape painter of note in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Errol Brimacombe has painted professionally since 1970. He is known especially for his fine watercolours and vibrant oils expressing many Western Canadian themes, especially prairie scenes, loose impressions of cowboys and horses, west coast shorelines, fishing scenes and boats, majestic mountains, florals and northern lights images. His paintings convey a feeling of tranquility and serenity which is identifiably his own. A prolific artist, producing between 100 and 150 paintings a year, Errol is represented in many private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States, Britain, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Japan, and his work surfaces frequently at reputable fine art auctions. Able to work at speed, Errol is pleased to accept commissions and volume corporate orders.
