Drawing with Expression: Intro to Expressive Line in Drawing
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, November 1, 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 is a drawing class reimagined: fresh, approachable, and full of creative possibility. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a returning artist, this session helps you build confidence in drawing through guided, creative exercises focused on shape, form, and personal expression.
We’ll begin by creating spontaneous watercolour splashes — soft or vibrant — based on chosen magazine images featuring nature, objects, or figures. These colours will be used to simplify and break down the busy visual background into something more emotive, abstract, or focused. From there, we’ll add expressive ink drawings overtop, using contour and form to highlight the essence of the subject.
The class emphasizes intuitive mark-making and bold creative choices rather than perfection or realism. You’ll discover how colour can lead your composition and how line can bring it to life. Each participant will leave with a one-of-a-kind illustrated work and a fresh, freeing approach to drawing.
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: Mariam Qureshi, “Engelmann Spruce & a Loblolly Pine Drawing“ (background extended), 2022, ink and watercolour on cold press paper.
Courtesy of the artist.
