Since my two weeks in Cuba I have been thinking of all of the paintings ideas that I've been holding on to, waiting until I had time to explore them further. Recently I used one as a lesson in design for my class. Here is the actual photo: I did a Notan study as shown here. In a Notan study, each shape is assigned to either black or white. There are no mid-tones. It is totally focused on design. One does not make the painting from this, of course. But once you have a strong c