Use bright colors at the bottom of the painting. This portion is made up of all the different life forms, representing all life in this world. Most life consists of frogs; they are shown at every stage of life and this symbolizes the value of all life, regardless of age. Rockman chose bright colors here, which really stand out to symbolize the importance of life and immediately grab the attention of anyone looking at this painting. At first glance, it appears that the overall message of the painting is the value of life, however, upon a deeper look, the darker colors begin to stand out. Since the background is completely composed of darker colors, it seems enormous and in this sense life, after all, appears smaller and less important in the overall meaning. Dark colors represent the problems and evils of society. Contrasting colors are used to show that even though we may think we are the most important thing, there is so much more