Drawing with Expression II: Line, Movement & Nature
w/ Mariam Qureshi
$45 Non-Members / $41 Members.
All materials are included, though you’re welcome to bring your own preferred paper or supplies.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 1 – 4 pm
Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
The Maggie and John Mitchell Art Education Studio, ANNEX Building, 10211 – 112 Street, Edmonton
Please ring buzzer upon arrival
This workshop invites participants to rediscover the joy of drawing through playful movement and expressive lines. Using a simple, unexpected tool—a small rock or pebble—you’ll explore a drawing method that embraces spontaneity and imperfection. The pen follows the motion across the page, capturing a rhythm of lines that are free, intuitive, and full of character, yet focused on the still life.
As the ink begins to reveal abstract marks and shapes, you’ll be guided to notice emerging compositions and weave in contours inspired by natural still-life subjects provided in the class. Through this process, you’ll learn to see form, gesture, and movement in new ways—balancing control with chance and discovery.
By the end of the session, each participant will leave with an expressive, nature-inspired drawing and a new sense of confidence in their creative instincts. This workshop is ideal for anyone looking to reconnect with the physical joy of mark-making and explore a fresh, meditative approach to drawing to learn composition, shape and expression to create still life.
Discover other Drawing with Expression classes with Mariam to continue exploring intuitive and playful approaches to drawing.
Suitable for beginners and returning participants alike. You don’t need to have attended Drawing with Expression I to enjoy/benefit from this workshop.
For more information or to register contact our office at info@harcourthouse.ab.ca or 780 426 4180
Method of Payment: In the office, over the phone, or online through Zeffy.
Instructor’s Bio
Mariam Qureshi is a professional full-time artist based in Edmonton. Her dynamic practice spans oil and acrylic painting, watercolour, drawing, and sculpting in porcelain clay. As a self-taught and globally published artist, Mariam’s work has been featured in exhibitions and publications across Europe, Russia, Australia, and has been reviewed by Artsy.net.
Her teaching approach is intuitive, expressive, and rooted in personal connection to materials and form. She has taught independently at numerous art galleries and organizations across Alberta, including in Devon, Spruce Grove, Edmonton, Plamondon, Sylvan Lake, Beaumont, Camrose, and Leduc. She also continues to lead international classes online for students in Paris, Austria, and London via Zoom.
Top image courtesy of Mariam Qureshi
