Write Perspectives

On Starting A Fine Art Blog As A Passion Project

Betsy Van Die
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My name is Betsy van Die and I am a lifelong exhibiting fine artist with a BFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design. Although it’s difficult to make a living as a fine artist, my creativity has served me well as a communications professional and writer for more than 25 years. I consider myself a Renaissance woman because I have extensive knowledge and expertise in many areas. For example, my knowledge and skills in photography go back to childhood when my dad taught me to develop and enlarge photos in our basement darkroom. I worked at a commercial photo studio starting my senior year in high school and summers during college. The first year after college, I was the only female at an industrial design model shop. I also worked at a top jeweler in Chicago setting up jobs with goldsmiths, sorting colored stones, designing pieces, and selling jewelry. Side jobs over the years have included antique restoration, photo retouching, photographing other artists’ work, resume writing, and most recently – creating miniature paintings.

While I make a living writing for an eclectic array of national and international clients, Consumer Grouch is my passion project. It would be great if it generated revenue, but the rewards of writing this blog go far beyond the bottom line. To...

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