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The Painting Lesson

by Linda Carson

big black pig studio
98 King St. N., Waterloo Ontario Canada
www.bigblackpig.com


Tondo

A tondo is an image in a circular format. They're more common in architectural applications (filling a circular space in a building) than in easel painting, and we don't see them much nowadays at all. This is a tough compositional challenge.

Imaginary orchid; acrylic on hardboard;
6 inches X 6 inches; Carson 2002

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Art & Text (C) Linda Carson 2002

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"Please don't copy this material or redistribute it in some other form, for any reason. This is my livelihood."