gesso painting

testing to see how the image would look on a ball.

outlining the image onto a ball.

this ball, I had to hold it with my own hand, instead of leaving it on a cup. I used a very fine paintbrush.
I was worried at first, whether an oil paint can hold up on a leather. I let it dry for a month, to see how it turned out. This was a new experience, using oil paints on leather.