private Picture clipToEllipse(Picture pix){
    Picture result = 
      new Picture(pix.getWidth(),pix.getHeight());
    result.setAllPixelsToAColor(Color.RED);

    //Get the graphics2D object
    Graphics2D g2 = 
               (Graphics2D)(result.getGraphics());

    //Create an ellipse for clipping
    Ellipse2D.Double ellipse =
              new Ellipse2D.Double(28,64,366,275);

    //Use the ellipse for clipping
    g2.setClip(ellipse);

    //Draw the image
    g2.drawImage(pix.getImage(),0,0,
                                pix.getWidth(),
                                pix.getHeight(),
                                null);

    return result;
  }//end clipToEllipse