November 3 – 28, 2011

Opening Reception:
Thursday, November 3, 2011 6–8 pm

Montclair Public Library
50 South Fullerton Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042

HOURS:
Mon.: 10 am – 6 pm, Tues., Wed., and Thurs.:
10 am – 8 pm, Fri.: 10 am – 6 pm, and Sat. & Sun.: 1 – 5 pm

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Studio Montclair Inc. (SMI) announces “The Value of Trees,” featuring the work of Marcie Cooperman, that is part of SMI’s annual “Meet the Artist” exhibition and program. The exhibit opens on November 3 and runs until November 28, 2011, at the Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ. An opening reception will be held on November 3, 2011 from 6 to 8 pm. Ms. Cooperman will give a presentation on color theory at 7 pm.

Believing that line, texture, and color have the power to reveal an artist’s inner state, Cooperman visually combines these elements to tell a story about particular places and times. In the paintings in the exhibition, she depicts landscapes imbued with personal emotion. Presenting eerie lines with withdrawn colors or complicated palettes with soothing textures, Cooperman utilizes contrasts and juxtapositions to paint the landscape of her physical and emotional life.

For Cooperman, every day feels different, and line, texture and color are able to illustrate these nuances. They are also capable of answering questions. Sometimes, Cooperman just stands in the doorway and wonders, “what are the colors of this particular day?” Once she answers this question, she is ready to create.

Watercolor is Cooperman’s medium of choice. Its lightness allows her to create washes of color or build up dense layers of pigment. With the addition of other elements, such as salt and oil, she is able to create texture. But, most importantly, with watercolor she is able to mix any hue on the spectrum from just red, yellow, and blue, letting her dictate the palette of her emotions.

Marcie Cooperman has been exhibiting her art for many years, and she is also owner and senior artist of Fresh Interiors, which specializes in murals and tromp l’oeil for commercial and residential projects. She is an adjunct professor at Parsons, The New School for Design, and leads seminars on color theory and marketing for L’Oreal and other corporations, independent business owners, and other groups. She has taught color theory at Pratt in the Industrial Design department and the Graduate Communications Design department. She also teaches at the Newark Museum. She has a B.S. in Fashion Design from Drexel University and an M.B.A. in Marketing and International Business from the Stern School of Business at New York University. Her textbook “Color and How to Use It,” about color theory and its applications, will be published this spring by Pearson Prentice Hall.

In conjunction with this exhibit, Studio Montclair will offer two workshops on color theory taught by Cooperman and held at @The Art Studio, 211 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair, NJ. In the first workshop, to be held on November 10 from 7 to 9 pm, students will gain an overview of color theory and color relationships. In the second workshop, to be held on November 12 and 13 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm each day, students will obtain deeper insight into the workings of color theory, learning through hands-on exercises. Registration information can be found at www.studiomontclair.org.