Left to My Own Devices, 2026 by Helen Boardman
Left to My Own Devices is an original mixed-media self-portrait by Staffordshire artist Helen Boardman, exploring the landscape of her thoughts. Moving away from her familiar landscape subjects, this 2026 painting brings her personal visual language of colour, marks and texture to a more introspective subject.
Combining acrylic, collage and pencil on board, the work offers a different perspective on Boardman’s practice. Its layered materials and expressive mark-making create a focal point for a home, with an intimate subject that invites a closer look.
The painting developed from drawings and notes made while the artist was preparing to exhibit at the Three Counties Open Exhibition in 2026 at Fenton Town Hall, Stoke-on-Trent. It is finished with the artist’s professional medium, UV-protective varnish and wax, and presented in a black tray frame with a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
Artwork details
- Artist: Helen Boardman
- Title: Left to My Own Devices
- Date: 2026
- Medium: Acrylic, collage and pencil on cradled board
- Artwork size: 56 × 41 cm
- Framed size: 61 × 51 × 3 cm
- Framing: Black tray frame
- Documentation: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
About Helen Boardman
Helen Boardman is a semi-abstract landscape artist based in Stone, Staffordshire. A keen walker, she responds emotionally as well as visually to the places she explores, from the Staffordshire Moorlands to the Peak District. Here, that interest in landscape turns inward, making this self-portrait a distinctive departure from her usual subject matter. Her paintings are held in private collections across the UK and internationally.
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