Seekers Art Gallery — Attraction in Granbury

This shop had some beautiful pottery, sculptures, and original paintings made by talented artists, but my husband and I were horrified to see that AI-generated images were used to make much of the signage outside and within the shop itself. Not only that, but Midjourney was just blatantly showing on a computer screen near the back of the store, presumably so customers could come in and try it out themselves, and be amazed at how easy it now is to "create" without so much as a thought. It horrified us because we are both professional illustrators who rely on our hard-earned skills as artists not only to interpret and communicate with the world around us, but also to generate income so that we aren't living in squallor. We feel that AI-generated images are ruining the very core of what makes us human, the spark that invokes creativity in us all. And to see it side by side with real works of art, as if the owners of this shop were under the impression that AI was just another form of creativity, was jarring and disheartening.

AI generated images and the programs that produce them are not the same as art. Using AI to generate images based on prompts is unethical from a moral standpoint, seeing as how AI not only steals from thousands upon thousands of artists' works to use in their datasets, taking from all and crediting none. More depressingly, it produces something soulless and devoid of all meaning. It is nothing, with no purpose, other than to delight the easily amused. Those who use Midjourney and others are degrading the essence of creativity, the soul of humanity, the purpose of our existence, with every image they generate.

It is very strange that an art gallery, a business that one would assume is in support of artists and deeply invested in the ability of artists to continue producing genuine pieces, would also be supporting technology that is slowly eating away at the very thing we as artists hold dear. How can artists compete in this world that takes our artwork and generates thousands of images in mere hours, where it would take us twelve lifetimes to produce as many pieces? Art will soon be meaningless thanks to the advent of this technology and the people who gleefully use it, racing us towards what I can only describe as an extinction of the creative mind.

Are the owners of this art gallery proud to be a part of our own downfall? Because it certainly felt like it, and it left us feeling very sad,...

The work for framing turned out well. Working with the owner was another story. Mercurial, offensive, and arrogant. When the quote was made it was for expensive materials. After waiting 4 months I was not informed there would be a $300 additional cost on top of the quoted 1050 to frame my print. When confronted about his behavior and text he pulled my print back saying he was not giving me the picture and he would sell it in his gallary... my print and I had paid half the original price. He did compromise and I had to pay an additional $200. He was nice enough to call me a "Karen" for not agreeing with his behavior. I...

I had these guys help me convert some old postcards into canvas prints. Tom took his time to make sure the images came out in a manner appealing to me and was very responsive by phone and e-mail in providing updates and assistance. The prints came out looking great, very professional in appearance. In addition, Tom keeps the gallery clean and bright, and he was very cordial with walk-in customers during my visits while we were adjusting my print images on his computer. It irks me to see people leave bad feedback when they're inconsiderate of the demands and atmosphere of someone trying to run a professional...