I spent an enjoyable rainy Sunday afternoon starting an acrylic painting of a piece of work that I'd sketched some time ago as part of the Liminal spaces project. The majesty of the Huddersfield Railway Station is a classic symbol of status for this historic town, where much of it's original wealth had come from the woollen industry, and rather surprisingly, it's textile dye production... I love the huge sweeping expanse in front of the staation, as well as the neo-classical architecture which makes a massive statement to anyone who visits or transfers through here.
The statue in front of the station is that of Harold Wilson, a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and whom I was extremely lucky to meet many years ago, after he had retired from office, but was stilll regularly engaged in public speaking. I met him at our local Civic Hall during one such event. His public image was that of a very powerful man (which usually suggests a larger physical stature), but when I met him, I was shocked at how short, and by that time, rather frail he was.
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