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Bots can create almost any image. Here’s what agents should know

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Artificial intelligence tools such as DALL-E 2 and Midjourney are revolutionizing visual content. They also present agents with unprecedented opportunities. Continue reading →

Millennial art buyers, ‘toe dipping’ and the return of staycations: 8 summer trends you need to know

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The rise of the millennial art collector, testing the waters in a new locale and vacationing closer to home are all trends luxury real estate agents are seeing from their clients moving into summer. Continue reading →

Hoarding Hid This Artist’s Exceptional Work

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When my 78-mother-in-law, DeAnne Mack, died suddenly in 2018, the chore of cleaning out the Omaha, Neb. house she’d lived in for over 50 years fell to my husband and me. We weren’t looking forward to it. DeAnne, we knew, had been hoarding for decades. … Continue reading →

VIDEO: How an Art Program Brings Joy to People With Alzheimer’s

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(Editor’s Note: This video and transcript were previously published by PBS NewsHour.) Nearly 6 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s disease, and the number continues to rise. For many, this terminal diagnosis represents the start of a life… Continue reading →

The Many Colors of an Artist’s Life

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Part of the VITALITY ARTS SPECIAL REPORT Daffodils — that’s the assignment on a recent evening at “Wet and Wild Watercolors,” a weekly class at The Green Door Art Gallery  in a suburb of St. Louis. In a back room, 10 students, including regulars and dr… Continue reading →

How to Turn Your Parents’ Stuff Into Something Cool

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When Next Avenue published Richard Eisenberg’s viral story, “Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parent’s Stuff,”  the site received a mountain of responses mirroring the thought. Some, however, found themselves caught between the need to clear out their late par… Continue reading →

The Funeral Dress Still in the Back of Your Closet

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Dressing for important occasions can be stress-inducing, but deciding what to wear to a funeral can be doubly fraught. Dealing with grief and feeling overwhelmed, now you must find something suitable to wear, which can be especially hard if you’ve been… Continue reading →

After Loss, Finding Peace in Art and Nature

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Illustrator Nancy Carlson vividly remembers the spring day in 2007 when she simultaneously felt like “the happiest person in the world” while at the same time experiencing an odd sensation that everything was about to change. “My husband Barry was outs… Continue reading →

Tattoos: It’s Never Too Late for Body Art

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Tattooing is such an ancient art that some tattoo tools found in Europe are estimated to be 12,000 years old. But it’s only in the past few decades that tattooing has started to lose its stigma. It was actually illegal in Oklahoma until 2006 and banned… Continue reading →