MARLENA LYN CHUMO

Marlena Lyn Chumo paints nature, primarily landscapes and flowers, where her traditional themes in landscape painting are often taken to the point of abstraction. Marlena's work offers a sense of pure joy... the uncomplicated magnificence of a life in constant bloom. With an obsession for texture, rhythm and line, each brush stroke, often applied in a heavy, impasto and alla prima manner, emphasizes the random feel of nature. By creating a unique level of dimension, depth and movement, Marlena's work takes on a tactile or sculptural result, where detail is revealed through the application of many layers of color. A member of the California Art Club, the Pacific Palisades Art Association, and the National and Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, Marlena's work hangs in private collections across the country.

In addition to painting, Marlena is a collector of art and antiques, as well as an avid photographer. She collects 19th century paintings, antique furnishings/accessories and art museum coffee table books from around the world. Born the day U.S. astronauts first walked on the moon, Marlena is a California native. Raised in Pacific Palisades and living in West Los Angeles, Marlena graduated from Marlborough School for Girls and holds a variety of degrees, including a BA in History from Tulane University (concentrations in the High Roman Empire and Victorian England), and an MBA (concentration in Marketing) from Pepperdine University.