if (!isAngleAtFront(end)) {
                    if (extent < 180.0) {  // and finishes at back
                        if (drawBack) {
                            Area side = new Area(new Rectangle2D.Double(
                                    arc.getEndPoint().getX(), plotArea.getY(),
                                    arc.getStartPoint().getX() 
                                    - arc.getEndPoint().getX(),
                                    plotArea.getHeight()));
                            side.intersect(back);
                            g2.setPaint(paint);
                            g2.fill(side);
                            g2.setPaint(outlinePaint);
                            g2.draw(side);
                        }
                    }
                    else {  // starts at back and wraps right around to the 
                            // back again
                        Area side1 = new Area(new Rectangle2D.Double(
                                arc.getStartPoint().getX(), plotArea.getY(),
                                plotArea.getX() - arc.getStartPoint().getX(),
                                plotArea.getHeight()));
                        side1.intersect(back);

                        Area side2 = new Area(new Rectangle2D.Double(
                                arc.getEndPoint().getX(), plotArea.getY(),
                                plotArea.getMaxX() - arc.getEndPoint().getX(),
                                plotArea.getHeight()));
                        side2.intersect(back);

                        g2.setPaint(paint);
                        if (drawBack) {
                            g2.fill(side1);
                            g2.fill(side2);
                        }

                        if (drawFront) {
                            g2.fill(front);
                        }

                        g2.setPaint(outlinePaint);
                        if (drawBack) {
                            g2.draw(side1);
                            g2.draw(side2);
                        }

                        if (drawFront) {
                            g2.draw(front);
                        }

                    }
                }
                else {  // starts at the back and finishes at the front 
                        // (wrapping the left side)
                    if (drawBack) {
                        Area side1 = new Area(new Rectangle2D.Double(
                                plotArea.getX(), plotArea.getY(),
                                arc.getStartPoint().getX() - plotArea.getX(),
                                plotArea.getHeight()));
                        side1.intersect(back);
                        g2.setPaint(paint);
                        g2.fill(side1);
                        g2.setPaint(outlinePaint);
                        g2.draw(side1);
                    }

                    if (drawFront) {
                        Area side2 = new Area(new Rectangle2D.Double(
                                plotArea.getX(), plotArea.getY(),
                                arc.getEndPoint().getX() - plotArea.getX(),
                                plotArea.getHeight()));
                        side2.intersect(front);
                        g2.setPaint(paint);
                        g2.fill(side2);
                        g2.setPaint(outlinePaint);
                        g2.draw(side2);