Each room of the Silver Star home is designed with the purpose of celebrating art.

From the tall stairway in the entrance whose walls are adorned with beautiful fibre art and paintings to the ornate glasswork casting its radiant gaze across the kitchen, Gallery Odin is a place that celebrates art. And, as owners Kalman and Maria Molnar set to work hanging the pieces for their upcoming Winter Exhibition 91裸聊视频� which opens Thursday, Nov. 23 from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 25 from 1 to 6 p.m. 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 a place that has celebrated all things art for 16 years.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 a lot of years now that we think about it,91裸聊视频� Maria says, sipping her glass of French chardonnay. 91裸聊视频淪ixteen years ago, we just had the one room.91裸聊视频�

Now, nearly two decades later, the gallery has filled the Molnars91裸聊视频� warm, inviting home, with nearly every inch of wall showcasing work of largely British Columbian painters.

91裸聊视频淭he challenging thing is to come up with new works, new displays, new artists,91裸聊视频� Kalman says, also while swirling his wine.

91裸聊视频淎nd still accommodate the artists who have been with us since the start,91裸聊视频� Maria adds.

While the home is full of beautiful pieces, ranging in size from small blown-glass bowls to 36x60 portraits, the path through the elaborate display is finely-tuned by Kalman and Maria, each piece simultaneously flowing in to the next and standing out as a dominating demonstration of creativity.

As Maria and Kalman guide the tour through the kitchen, wine still in hand, the picturesque landscape paintings of Rod Charlesworth and Peter Stuhlmann take pole position on the walls in the small entrance room.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 a force to be reckoned with,91裸聊视频� Kalman says of Charlesworth. 91裸聊视频淲e combined Rod with Peter and it just worked.91裸聊视频�

Through the closed door opposite the entrance, Karel Doruyter91裸聊视频檚 acrylic buildup peers through the glass, beckoning patrons to pass through and enter the gallery91裸聊视频檚 grand hall.

91裸聊视频淗e has been selling so well that he has a hard time keeping up with demand,91裸聊视频� Maria says, motioning toward Doruyter91裸聊视频檚 work as she steps into the large room.

Standing stoicly on a table to the right of the entrance past Doruyter91裸聊视频檚 piece, Doug Alcock91裸聊视频檚 impressive combination of forged steel and Montpetit glasswork catches the eye.

91裸聊视频淲e have known Doug personally since we moved to the valley 20 years ago,91裸聊视频� Kalman says of Alcock. 91裸聊视频淲e are very happy he is with us now for the Winter Show.91裸聊视频�

Previously having pieces too large to fit in the Molnars91裸聊视频� home gallery, Maria and Kalman found three ornate works of his to put on display.

91裸聊视频淚t adds a new dimension,91裸聊视频� Maria says, adding that they have shown his larger works in their , which runs in tandem with the Mile High Wine and Music Festival.

91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 very good to deal with,91裸聊视频� Kalman says. 91裸聊视频淗e understands the art scene and it91裸聊视频檚 a pleasure to have him.91裸聊视频�

Of Alcock91裸聊视频檚 additions to the exhibition are a factual representation of a bird, the abstract steel and glasswork and a commanding sculpture of a human figure.

Also new to the Winter Exhibition is Quebec-born and Canmore-based artist Pascal Ouellet, a.k.a Bigoudi.

91裸聊视频淲e try to keep the gallery just to B.C. artists,91裸聊视频� Maria says.

Ouellet91裸聊视频檚 work is a tour through the whimsical, with vibrant and inviting colours juxtaposed with stunningly accurate depictions of animals. Though her work doesn91裸聊视频檛 stop there. In the Molnars91裸聊视频� living room stands a larger- than-life portrait of a woman, likely Ouellet91裸聊视频檚 sister or cousin, who bears a remarkable resemblance to the artist.

91裸聊视频淭he reason why we show her is because we love her stuff and love her creative work,91裸聊视频� Kalman says.

Light reflects off the fluffy white snow and pours in from the large windows in the small room adjacent to the grand hall where Ouellet91裸聊视频檚 painting of a cow, placed over a black background with white polka dots, and Teri Paul91裸聊视频檚 substantial abstract work has a commanding presence. Paul was also featured in the summer wine show.

91裸聊视频淏efore we closed the wine festival show, we asked her to join the Winter Show,91裸聊视频� Kalman recalls.

Standing in the small, bright room surrounded by Paul and Ouellet91裸聊视频檚 work and looking into the large room provides a bisection of British Columbian art and artists, with talent both local and provincial, such as , Barry Rafuse, Glenn Clark, Sharda Murray-Kieken, Jerry R. Markham, Wendy Hart Penner, Julia Trops, Lynne Grillmair, Bonnie Anderson, Edward Epp, Dawn Pich茅, Al Scott, Derek M Lynch, Elizabeth Moore, Peter Lawson, Dana Roman, Charlene Woodbury, Deborah Wilson, Patricia Ennis, Bryan Ryley, Ginny Hall and Lumel Studios on display.

91裸聊视频淲e are very loyal to our artists,91裸聊视频� Kalman says.

91裸聊视频淲e just absolutely love everything we show,91裸聊视频� Maria adds.

And, as the gallery owners sit adjacent to the living room, wine still in hand, it91裸聊视频檚 clear that for them, that91裸聊视频檚 what it91裸聊视频檚 all about.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 the whole idea,91裸聊视频� Kalman says. 91裸聊视频淣ow it91裸聊视频檚 in our veins. It91裸聊视频檚 in our blood.91裸聊视频�

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