About Pen Slaney

Pen Slaney is a figurative painter based in The Netherlands.

She discovered a love for drawing and painting as a teenager and after completing an art foundation course, went on to study fashion and textiles at Nottingham Trent University. Following a move to The Netherlands she switched to a career in graphic design, marketing and branding. Jump two decades forward and Pen decided it was high time to return to the thing she loves most: taking a blank canvas and turning into a colourful story.

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“My painting style is influenced by my love for all things vintage. I take a lot of inspiration from vintage fashion magazines, particularly from the 60’s and 70’s era. I love the glamorous tailoring, draped fabrics and bold accessories, along with the soft-focus photography and characteristic features of the models. The dramatic shapes and high contrast images are striking but still leave something to the imagination, like giving you a quick glimpse into someone else’s world.

I often begin with an black and white image of a model and create my own vision of it, adding new colours, layers and details to it to build a new story.”