"Uccello’s Mount" is meant to be an homage to an inspirational Renaissance figure, Paolo Uccello (1397-1575). I have always particularly admired the way in which Uccello drew horses — giant handsome sturdy beasts with enormous spherical buttocks. Uccello’s white horses in particular have the appearance of splendid confectionery. For that reason I decided not to model the forms as I usually would but rather let the whiteness of the horse stand alone.

The composition was determined through drawing directly on the board. To give a sense of space and depth, a Renaissance flavor, and as a reference to Uccello’s rigid perspective patterns I added a chequered floor. In keeping with the sketch quality of the image, I allowed the planning lines of the floor to remain.

"Uccello's Mount" was created for an exchange portfolio of the [Baren] Forum on Woodblock Printmaking.