IF YOU visit London Fields this weekend, you might like to pop into a nearby exhibition of work by 30 artists that includes sketches of the area by Tony Coombs. Charmingly, his partner Elsie Pilbeam also features.

As a Hackneyite Coombs has been offering his interpretation of the area for years. His latest pictures are, as ever, full of movement. Perhaps it’s something about Hackney: Leon Kossoff’s recent Shoreditch and Dalston sketches show a similar trait.
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* St Michael and All Angels church, Landsdowne Drive, Hackney E8 3ER, Fri 24 May 2013, 7pm-9pm; Sat 25 May 10am-5pm; Sun 26 May 2m-4pm. Entry free. Pictures individually priced.
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