Tears in a Bottle Mixed Media

Tears in a Bottle is a mixed media project inspired by Psalm 56:8, You have collected all my tears in your bottle…recorded each one in your book.

This scripture comforts with the reminder that God never forgets our sorrows.

I used Golden Regular Gel (Matte) for the paper collaging. The eye is painted with acrylics.

The rose symbolizes the blossoming of a woman’s life, which is often watered with her tears. I ended up painting over the original rose.

After finishing the eye and bottle, I collaged more paper for accenting the amethyst bottle color.

The last touches added were the feather, hand, and scripture. I used parchment paper for the lettering and painted it with yellow ochre and a pale pink. “Micron” fine line pens are wonderful for lettering. The edging color is raw umber.

I enjoyed combining acrylic painting with mixed media collage for this project. You can see more “How To” art projects by selecting the “Creative Projects” tab.

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