Title: Abundance Beneath The Light of Eternity
Medium: Oil paint
Hi, I’m Alla Levit—Glen Rock, New Jersey’s favorite (and not the only) Eastern European, code-wrangling, hockey-momming, paint-splattering enthusiast. My origin story involves crossing an ocean, and I’ve since leveled up to corporate programmer by day, household referee by night, and travel-obsessed artist in whatever moments are left.
My three boys are my greatest masterpiece-a chaotic, energetic triptych that spends most of its time on a hockey rink. They keep me busy, proud, and caffeinated.
Travel is my creative fuel, and painting is my therapy. After decades of dabbling, I’ve gone from “occasional hobbyist” to “woman on a mission” in the last three years—my brushes are now as busy as my schedule. I work in acrylics and oils, turning everything I love—landscapes, flowers, the sea, my chaos—into colorful evidence on canvas.
I’ve even braved a few art expos (without hiding behind a potted plant!), and it’s been a joy to share my work and meet fellow art lovers.
So, welcome! Each painting is a little piece of my world. I hope it makes you smile, pause, or see something beautiful on your own every day. Thanks for stopping by-it really does mean the world.
Inspiration:
As I was studying Flemish old masters—their luminous glazes, their patient layering of light, their quiet symbolism—I felt a deep desire not just to admire, but to join the conversation. I wanted to create my own art by using the same techniques, to touch that tradition from the inside and see what truths might emerge beneath my own hand.
In this still life, abundance is not merely celebrated—it is contemplated. The ripened grapes, luminous apples, and the fragile glass of wine gather in quiet harmony, suspended between earth and eternity. Each element speaks of fullness, yet also of passing: fruit at the height of sweetness, the vine bending under its own generosity, the wine reflecting a world that cannot be held.
The composition draws from the Flemish tradition of vanitas, where beauty becomes a vessel for reflection. The glass, clear and delicate, holds both richness and illusion—its surface capturing light while hinting at the fleeting nature of what it contains. The vine, rooted yet reaching, becomes a quiet symbol of spiritual ascent, echoing the unseen connection between the temporal and the divine.
Soft light envelops the scene, not as mere illumination, but as presence—suggesting something eternal touching the material world. In this light, abundance is transformed into offering. What appears as a simple harvest becomes a meditation on grace, reminding us that all earthly richness exists beneath a higher, enduring truth.
This painting invites stillness: to see beyond the surface of beauty, and to sense the sacred within the fleeting.
Email: alla7619@gmail.com