Oil on canvas, 30"x24". Finished black edges, ready to hang. This title for this painting is a reference to the short story, The Comforts of Home, by Flannery O'Connor. The painting captures a similar mood regarding social pressures and intimacy within a household. Unlike the story, however, the painting depicts no particular narrative. Rather, the lighting, the composition and the tension between figures taps into a more universal feeling of home.