Jason Hackenwerth | The Bolder the Better

Workshop: The Bolder the Better

Dates: August 14-17, 2025

Days: 4

Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm with lunch break

Level: All

Size: 10

Tuition: $1,750

Lunch: Complimentary lunch provided in studio daily

Supplies: Not included

What to Expect

• Focus on preparation, process, and pushing past thought.

• Explore modes of bold mark-making that lend to immediacy and intensity.

• Consider the use of words as figures or forms for seducing the audience.

• Employ layering to generate unpredictable metaphor and allegory.

• Use wiping and rubbing to explore vulnerability and reveal hidden beauty and strength.

A Note From Jason Hackenwerth:

I see my function as similar to a hiker on a remote trail who piles stones along the way to help others remain on the path. As such, when I encounter dazzling works by other artists I feel a connectedness to the experience. A feeling of affirmation that others have taken this path and that it is a worth-while endeavor. When the rocks are piled so carefully and so skillfully that they seem to defy gravity, it is a reminder to let go of the need to reach the destination and recognize that what is most sacred are the examples we leave for others along the journey. My work is a continual practice of arranging the stones so surprisingly that they become arresting beacons of assurance that we are not lost, we are not alone. We are.

Supply List:

Several canvas or primed canvas by the roll (approximate size 60x48" from Home Depot)

Acrylic Painters

Brushes with plastic bristles

2 ½ inch cheap brushes

2 - 1 inch brushes

2 - 2 inch brushes

2 - 3 inch brushes

2” roll black gaffer tape

2-4 dowel rods 36” long by 3/4 inch round

Pallet knives for scooping and for mixing

Paper plates for mixing paint

Playcolor Basics or Kwik Stix tempera sticks (for kids, Amazon)

1 gallon of Golden Gloss medium

Large tubes of Napthol red, burn sienna, yellow ocher, and other colors you prefer to use.

Oil Painters

Natural bristle chip brushes

2 ½ inch cheap brushes

2 - 1 inch brushes

2 - 2 inch brushes

2 - 3 inch brushes

2” roll black gaffer tape

2-4 dowel rods 36” long by 3/4 inch round

Pallet knives for scooping and for mixing

R&F pigment sticks and or Shiva paint sticks (The Shiva dry much faster but can only be ordered online from Dickblick. Good to at least have a black one. The RF take weeks to dry but go on smooth and pigment rich.)

Quart of Gamsol for cleaning chip brushes

Plastic plates for mixing paint

4 empty cleaned out vegetable cans for cleaning brushes

Empty jar with lid for pouring off settled spirits

2 quart cans of Minwax Polyurethane from Lowes (warm, flat, or satin) (Note: The quart cans of poly are better as the

gallon can turns very brown)

Large can of white oil paint (I prefer Utrect)

Medium can of black oil paint

Large tubes of Napthol red, burn sienna, yellow ocher, and other colors you prefer to use

Mineral oil to loosen the paint

Dawn

Questions about supplies?

Contact Jason Hackenwerth directly at jason@jasonhackenwerth.com