In One Breath By Rose Elliss Summary

Art With Bubbles: This One is Poppin’
If you’re someone who doesn’t care to even look at art, it’s a big deal when you take time to think about what it could mean. This is what happened to me with Rose Ellis’ “In One Breath,” even giving me a way to reflect on my beliefs. This is a painting that takes time and some concentration to work its full emotional and pictorial magic. Ellis’s painting, though seemingly simple, is anything but. “In One Breath” by Rose Ellis effectively provokes thought in its viewers because of its composition, its color scheme, and its open-ended symbolism.
The composition of an art piece is an important factor to think about while trying to understand its meaning and representation. This particular painting has an indistinct gray background, with a gradient effect on the shades to give the piece depth. The defining features in the background appear to be mountains or trees behind a lake. The lake seems to have mist or fog on it, partially covering the mountains or trees. The foreground, which is the only clear
It is the earliest part of the morning, so there is no color on the landscape. The bubbles capture the little light available and act as a prism, forming tiny rainbows, despite the darkness of the morning. The title, “In One Breath,” represents the fact that the bubbles are all made in one breath, each being a vessel of air. To me, the bubbles themselves represent Christians; vessels of God. However, the bubbles don’t last for more than a few seconds, just as we are only on this earth for a short amount of time. During these ‘few seconds,’ we need to be the splash of color in this dark world, showing people God’s love, just as the bubbles give the world a hint of color, even in the dark, misty mornings. The color in the bubbles could also represent Jesus, who gives us hope in this seemingly hopeless