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How to spot a Fake Artist (Updated Ai version)

Nine years ago I wrote a blog post about how to spot a Fake Artist. Back then I pointed out that the world is full of fakes and fakers, and thus it has ever been. Art forgery dates back more than two thousand years. Roman sculptors produced copies of Greek sculptures. With the advent of Ai, however, it has got harder than ever to spot the fakers. I have seen real artists fooled by Ai generated art on Instagram too.
Waiting for Ilston Stream to return

We have been regularly walking our Border Collie, Effie, along Ilston Cwm since late summer. The Cwm (valley) is a wooded crease in the landscape lined by a stream that flows towards the sea at Three Cliffs Bay. Once past Parkmill it is known as Pennard Pill.
Me and Social Media

A post about changes at Meta and Google and how I am having to make changes to protect my mental health.
Farewell to Derry City

As a good bye to Derry and am holding a sale of paintings of the beautiful city. It runs until the end of the month.

