PULP

GoFigure - Pop Up Life Penrith (PULP) Sessions

PULP is part of the GoFigure Group and are all day life drawing events for artists to undertake drawing/painting from life.

Initial warm up poses are followed by a single pose, starting at 10:50 and lasting for the rest of the day. This enables artists to undertake an in-depth study from life, or for those artists wishing to do more than one piece, moving around the model is encouraged. The number of attendees at each session is limited to 16. This enables everyone to have adequate views of the model.

Venue - Stainton Village Hall - CA11 0EP

Parking is tight and it maybe that those attending will have to park in tandem in the village hall car park or park on the road.

Sessions have been organised for the following dates:

Sunday 16 March 2025 - Model Andrea

Saturday 6 September 2025 - Model TBC

Saturday 8 November 2025 - Model TBC

Saturday 6 Decemeber 2025 - Model TBC

As of 4 December 2024 the spaces left on PULP sessions are as follows more sessions to be arranged for October, November and December 2025 TBC:

0 spaces left on Sunday 16 March 2025 - waiting list operating 1 on list so far

16 spaces left on Saturday 6 September 2025

16 spaces left on Saturday 8 November 2025

16 spaces left on Saturday 6 Decemaber 2025

To reserve your place prepayment fees are needed in advance on booking. Fees are £22 per day in cash, brought to the GoFigure Friday sessions at Braithwaite(or by BACS or cheque, sent to Graham, the treasurer of GoFigure, details of payment by these means as advised by email enquiries to 4GoFigure@gamil.com).

In order that costs are kept as low as possible, fees will need to be paid in advance and attendees will be encouraged to book a number of events in advance. This advance booking will allow clarity in respect of numbers attending, so that models and venues can be booked with certainty. To make the events viable, once a booking has been confirmed, a refund would not normally be considered.

To book a place: Please contact Julie Inkersole or Caroline Davies by email using the contact information detailed below.

Contacts:

Julie Inkersole - 4gofigure@gmail.com

Caroline Davies - cb@carolinedavies.co.uk

Plan for the day with some flexibility: -

09:00 Arrive & set up
09:30 Short warm up poses 3x10 minutes

10:05 25 minute pose/start of long pose...by consensus

10:30 Break for tea / coffee 20 minutes

10:50 Start of long pose

5 minute breaks every 25 minutes

(so 3x30 minutes before lunch break)

12:30 Break for lunch 45 minutes

13:15 Long pose continued

(so 3x25 minutes after lunch pre pm break)

14:20 Break for tea / coffee 15 minutes

14:40 Long pose continued for last 30 minutes

15:10 End of session aprroximately

15:15 Informal group review of work

15:30 Clear up

16:00 Vacate village hall

General information

Artists - please bring all your own equipment, in particular a covering to protect the village hall floor, especially for paint, pastel and charcoal art (dust sneaks between floorboards). No easels/tables are provided. As turpentine is both a health and fire risk oil painters are asked not to bring such solvents. Pastel fixative is also a health risk, users are required to fix their work outside the venue.

Tea and coffee will be provided, please bring your lunch and alternative drinks. There is a kitchen which artists may use. The village shop is opposite the village hall and Reghed shop and cafe with sandwiches etc are a mile down the road, Penrith about 3 miles.