​On the 13th of October Hugh Miller began a  painting on The Terrace at The Houses of Parliament after being given a rare chance to access the Speaker's Terrace.
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The painting is to be donated to The Centrepoint Charity, committed to ending youth homelessness. The project attracted the attention of cross-party MPs and raised awareness on national news channels.  
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Over the coming weeks further developments to the painting will be posted.
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The painting aims to celebrate Parliament's architectural design and features, representing the British monarchy, parliamentary history and national identity. The building was designed by Charles Barry, with the Gothic decorative scheme developed by Augustus Welby Pugin. With this in mind, Miller will pay homage to Barry and Pugin's obsessive attention to detail.
 
Providing further inspiration, The Palace contains a famous quote from Psalm 127; ''Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam.'' which translates to “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.” Though the artist is non religious he mentioned, ''One can't help but feel the presence of a greater spiritual power when at The Palace of Westminster, similar to when in a great cathedral,''
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​The artist was positioned on the East front of the Palace of Westminster, overlooking the Thames. ''The bands of royal heraldry calved into the main façade of Parliament, showing the Royal Arms of England through successive reigns, from William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria provided an incredible sense of history and inspiration for the painting''.