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| Brickyard ©2016 Joshua J Barbosa |
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| Brickyard ©2016 Joshua J Barbosa |
Sat across from my friend, over some gluten free beer I had the idea to turn the balsa on its side.
That was the catalyst for what would turn out to be a very satisfying build. I just started gluing, like on the others before. At first, all the pieces fit neatly next to one another. It is then that I'm most conscious about contrast of length, width and height of the balsa. Eventually, the available space for gluing is limited but the tight gaps and corners take on much interest once tediously filled. A composition emerges from the wood, things will make sense or not. A lot of decision making can also be based on what cut balsa I already have in front of me. Limitation of building materials can push ones decision making to the brink of utter aggravation. In the end, forcing such limitations upon myself have been rewarding.
Color is always one of my biggest concerns when working on an image. There is both conscious an subconscious effort to apply color that is unique to my personal aesthetic. I try to communicate physical depth and depth of feeling via color. While the physical construction establishes the setting, the color imparts the weather of that particular locale. The brick red stain I mixed for Brickyard felt very familiar, possibly even safe but set the appropriate mood lighting for the terrain of the surrface. Once dry, this piece with its unmistakably brick red hue, transported my imagination to a spot I have been fishing for decades, Brickyard Pond.
Brickyard Pond was once a clay pit that supplied much of Southern New England with bricks. Living in Rhode Island, brick facades of buildings large and small, residential and commercial are a very familiar sight. Perhaps this influenced my color choice or perhaps it was coincidence. Either way it has become relevant to this image. An image that I am proud to say has set me on a new path that I hope will result in many engaging compositions influenced by one another.
That was the catalyst for what would turn out to be a very satisfying build. I just started gluing, like on the others before. At first, all the pieces fit neatly next to one another. It is then that I'm most conscious about contrast of length, width and height of the balsa. Eventually, the available space for gluing is limited but the tight gaps and corners take on much interest once tediously filled. A composition emerges from the wood, things will make sense or not. A lot of decision making can also be based on what cut balsa I already have in front of me. Limitation of building materials can push ones decision making to the brink of utter aggravation. In the end, forcing such limitations upon myself have been rewarding.
Color is always one of my biggest concerns when working on an image. There is both conscious an subconscious effort to apply color that is unique to my personal aesthetic. I try to communicate physical depth and depth of feeling via color. While the physical construction establishes the setting, the color imparts the weather of that particular locale. The brick red stain I mixed for Brickyard felt very familiar, possibly even safe but set the appropriate mood lighting for the terrain of the surrface. Once dry, this piece with its unmistakably brick red hue, transported my imagination to a spot I have been fishing for decades, Brickyard Pond.
Brickyard Pond was once a clay pit that supplied much of Southern New England with bricks. Living in Rhode Island, brick facades of buildings large and small, residential and commercial are a very familiar sight. Perhaps this influenced my color choice or perhaps it was coincidence. Either way it has become relevant to this image. An image that I am proud to say has set me on a new path that I hope will result in many engaging compositions influenced by one another.
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