Pauline Agnew is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design (1994) Dublin, and the Dublin Institute of Technology (1998), where she obtained a Degree in Fine Art, and a Masters in Multimedia, respectively. A practicing mixed-media artist and art teacher, she has exhibited her work in Ireland and Europe.

Seedbed studio is situated in a tranquil, pretty, rural, West Cork location , within easy reach of the picturesque towns of ,Clonakilty (15 mins.drive) and Bandon (15 mins.drive). Cork city and airport (40 mins drive)

Housed in a spacious, converted stables, the studio has lots of natural light, lovely views, and for winter weekends, under-floor heating. Groups of up to ten students can be facilitated with ease.

1 /2/5/ day Art courses available.
Private tuition and groups can be accommodated.

email me with specific needs.

Classes at Seedbed studio are intended to nourish our creative selves - a mini-retreat to learn new skills, create, express, make beautiful things, connect with others, and take a break from the daily grind!
Courses have been designed to cover simple techniques that provide impressive feedback to participants. No special art skills , and equipment is needed, so that techniques that are learned can be continued and built upon at home .

"It was really brillant. I really enjoyed the weekend.I enjoyed leaving ' logic'@home."


Fiona Ryan. limerick

"Field trip".
Contemporary landscape painting
(One day, two day, and five-day, courses: €95 // €190// €395)

learn how to manipulate the material properties of paint, its colour,its ability to be thick or thin, transparent or opaque etc; to respond to the colors and textures of nature.
We will also explore how to create the impression of depth and distance through paint and how to compose paintings that are influenced by patterns in the landscape, its essence , as opposed to attempting to copy what we see. (No previous experience nessecary)

"A wonderfuly relaxing and creative start
to our Irish holiday. Thank you Pauline for the inspiration"

Julia and Steve Penniston
Nottingham uk. August 2008

"Drawing for those who wish they could"
2 day course 180€
Drawing begins with a mark.This course explores mark making as the foundation of great drawings. It covers the huge variety of materials and tools that can be put to use to make marks that are essentially yours and capture a sense of a particular space, person or object, with energy and directness.The emphasis on this course is not to copy a subject but to begin the process of creating your own personal visual vocabulary that communicates your unique take on the world around you!

"The listening earth" - Mixed - media nature journaling
(one and two days) €95 and €180
Using easily learnt mixed-media art techniques,
you create your own
hand-made, layered art journal.
Most of the raw materials: plants,
flowers and leaves etc; are
found close to the studio.
The process creates a beautiful object ,
with a rich layered surface ‘full of a sense of place'.

visit my blog seedbedstudio.blogspot.com
to a visual diary of my nature journaling
course

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"Paint and pixels" - Mixed media , digital and handmade collage workshop.
( two days) €195
Combine traditional and digital
mixed media art techniques to
transform photocopied images,
paint textures etc; into an
original digital collages, that
combine hand made, and
computer generated material.
We will print your favorite image on quality handmade paper to take home and frame!

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