'The world's mountains have always been a source of inspiration to artists and I find a great source of inspiration in painting the Canadian Rockies,' says Peter Ewart. 'I have experienced their majesty at dawn and dusk, in summer and winter, in fair weather and foul, and there is always a wonderful pleasure in painting their moods and majesty.'

Lying alone in your sleeping bag, high on the shoulder of a mountain, you get the feeling that you are a part of the universe - on a great star, circling among those billions of other stars and planets. And quite at peace...