Nicola Samori Paintings May 2026

“This looks violent,” she whispered.

That night, Elena took her most hated failed painting—a lopsided portrait she’d been about to throw away. With a palette knife, she scraped one eye away. Then she scratched into the shoulder. The canvas tore a little. Instead of panicking, she kept going—adding thin veils of oil, wiping parts off, revealing the clumsy sketch beneath. nicola samori paintings

For the first time, she wasn’t hiding her errors. She was using them. “This looks violent,” she whispered