Comfort in Being, 2024

Medium: Oil Patel on Paper

Size: 13 x 8 Inches

Description: Comfort in Being is a gentle yet evocative scene that radiates pleasure, stillness, and presence. At the forefront, a woman sits at a table, touching herself with one arm, her head tilted slightly in a gesture of pleasure. Her eyes are closed, inviting the viewer into her moment of quiet contentment. The space around her unfolds in layers: behind her rise maroon arched walls that frame the distant interior, where sunlight filters through a tall window, casting a golden hush across the scene.
A console table with a plant rests in the distance, beneath a chandelier suspended like a memory overhead. The floor beneath shifts in three gradual levels, its checkered pattern of deep green and pink guiding the eye gently toward the back of the room, creating a sense of spaciousness and calm detachment. The contrast between the intimate pose of the woman and the expansive depth behind her emphasizes a serene presence within vastness. Rendered in the soft, velvety textures of oil pastel, Comfort in Being is a meditation on self-acceptance, space, and the quiet joy of simply existing.