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BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 has welcomed a new artist, town resident Karen McDonnell.
McDonnell has been “joyfully exploring the arts for many years,” a news release from the gallery said. Her exploration includes at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.; the Philadelphia College of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design. She also studied with Angel Marinosci Jr., including two trips to Venice.
A jewelry designer for more than 30 years, she founded The Golden Hound Jewelry to help raise money for canine cancer research and animal rescue worldwide.
When McDonnell plays the piano, she sees colors. She thinks of color and painting and music as one. The acts of applying paint to the canvas and applying pressure to the keys on a keyboard are connected through their shared elements of creative design: composition, movement, texture and rhythm. Both reflect and speak to our hearts and souls. Both have the power to unite and to heal, she said. It is her hope that her paintings will speak to those vieiwing them like a favorite song.
She lives in Bridgton with her husband, Michael, and their rescue dogs,Tena and Barney.
Gallery 302 is at 112 Main St. For more information, call 207-647-2787 or visit gallery302.com.
