Drawing with Expression III: Charcoal, Depth & Volume
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, January 24, 2026, 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
In this next instalment of the Drawing with Expression series, participants will explore how to use charcoal to create convincing depth and volumetric form while keeping an expressive, intuitive approach to drawing.
This session will focus on:
- Building volume through light and shadow
- Using cross-hatching, tonal layering, and blending to shape form
- Creating depth through value gradation and atmospheric contrast
- Strengthening gesture and mark-making to give drawings energy and structure
- Understanding how charcoal can describe weight, curves, and spatial relationships without relying on strict realism
Through a series of guided exercises, students will practice shaping forms, enhancing three-dimensionality, and developing stronger control of tone, edges, and expressive marks.
Drawing with Expression III is suitable for beginners and returning participants alike. You don’t need to have attended Drawing with Expression I or II 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
