In 1980, at 42 years old, Horace Champagne's life was about to start anew.   Leaving a successful business life in commercial art and advertising behind him, he boarded a plane for Western Canada, bringing with him 20 pastel paintings, all done on location in Québec. Having researched the canadian art market and galleries, he realized that Peter Ohler Sr., owner of Masters Gallery in Calgary, was the man he must meet.   Without any previous contact, went straight to the gallery and smack into Peter Sr. himself! "You came all this way and didn't bring any of your art to show me? "Well, I wanted to see your gallery and meet with you first". With a straight face Peter said, "fine, have a look around, and if you don't think my gallery is good enough for you, let me know." Embarrased realizing that this man and his gallery were exactly the place to be, Group of Seven, Tom Thompson, David Milne and a wonderful selection of contemporany art. - "So Mr. Champagne, what is your decision? Good. Now, go back to your hotel, get your paintings and show me what you have." The rest is history. Next [ Biography 1 of 2 ]