Artist Carl Lavia is nearing completion of a huge aerial sketch of Perth as part of the Portrait of Britain campaign depicting 69 cities across the UK.

Large-scale, highly-detailed illustration nears completion

A London artist is close to completing a huge aerial sketch of the city of Perth.

It is part of the Portrait of Britain project in which Carl Lavia is visiting and depicting 69 cities across the UK.

The two-metre illustration is at its midway point, with each drawing taking around three months to complete.

Carl began working on the project in 2016 with photographer Lorna Le Bredonchel.

He said: “There has been nothing of this scale that I have seen in the last 150 years. Right now it is in the middle of completion. I expect it to take a further four to six weeks.

“It will show the whole of Perth from the racecourse, to Scone Palace, to the city centre and the countryside with the surrounding areas.

“At the moment we are trying to draw some interest so the people of Perth can come and view it. The main thing for us is to have the people in the city get the chance to see it. Hopefully public space can be provided to do this.

“We aim to have several exhibitions to try and increase the number of people who can view it.”

Despite Perth being one of the UK’s smallest cities, the sketch is one of the biggest so far, although a similar drawing of Dundee, showcased in the city’s art gallery, finished the same size.

Sketches of Edinburgh, Stirling, Birmingham and Manchester have also been completed.

The project is self-funded and is expected to take around six years. It is expected that the black ink sketches will go on show in a nationwide exhibition.

To view the progress of the Perth drawing visit the Sketchnthecity page.

The main thing for us is to have the people in the city get the chance to see it

The two-metre drawing is at the midway point and is expected to take another four to six weeks.