Edale Rainbow I 2026 by Helen Boardman
One of a small series of just three paintings, Edale Rainbow I captures the Peak District at its most luminous and fleeting. The Edale valley is a place of sudden weather — skies that shift from grey to gold in minutes, and rainbows that arc across the moorland with startling clarity. This painting holds that moment: vivid, transient, and deeply felt.
Developed from plein air sketches and saved thoughts made whilst walking in the Peak District, and completed in the studio in Spring 2026. Finished with artist's professional UV satin varnish and wax.
Part of a small Autumn series 2026.
- Artist: Helen Boardman
- Title: Edale Rainbow I
- Date: 2026
- Medium: Acrylic on board
- Artwork size: 20 × 20 × 1.5 cm
- Framed size: 22.5 × 22.5 × 3 cm
- Framing: Acrylic on board in inset white tray frame
- Presented: Framed, with signed Certificate of Authenticity
Helen Boardman is a semi-abstract landscape artist based in Stone, Staffordshire. A keen walker, her work is an emotional as well as visual response to the landscapes she explores — from the Staffordshire Moorlands to the Peak District. Her paintings are held in private collections across the UK and internationally.