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   ocr: Pantingsa viewer and using a brush with a four-foot extension to achieve the proper perspective. Perspective is one of Wilson's signature qualities. In his dioramas the real materials of the foreground, here grass and earth, merge impeccably with the painted background, uniting the Iwo-dimensional and the three-dimensional into a seamless whole. Painting a diorama background poses a difficult problem because of the complex curved wall necessary for creating the surrounding view. For guidance, Wilson drew a grid on the wall, adjusting for the wall's 3 4