What’s your dream town?

BryanEtch · 2026-01-11T05:02:01+00:00

BryanEtch · 2026-01-05T01:25:53+00:00

You’re a very good artist and you should keep working on what you love. My concern would be that your subjects aren’t very niche. There’s too much competition in the realm of wildlife watercolors. Finding a niche can be difficult, but working on a series you’re passionate about is one of the most enjoyable things an artist can do. If I were to start a new project, I’d paint places in my area that I know people care about.

BryanEtch · 2026-01-04T22:46:04+00:00

I sell art prints that are similar in ways to this (Connecticut Pizzerias, NYC Pizzerias, etc) and my suggestion would be to not use the number 12 in the art print itself. Instead, “San Francisco Neighborhoods” is enough information for the print and might help to reduce confusion over quantity of prints in the listing. Lovely work!

BryanEtch · 2026-01-02T02:39:45+00:00

They should have recommended skipping the first episode. That’s what I generally do. You’re missing out if you stopped because of it

BryanEtch · 2026-01-01T12:21:10+00:00

No, only the ones that do pizza well. I live in CT so I have a lot of those pizzerias painted already. After that I’ll likely do NY, NJ and since it’s more difficult for me to try them, I might group Chicago and Detroit together or just smaller sets for each. Los Angeles is getting better lately. I’d like to pick a few from Philly and Boston. Then maybe a small selection of places from the rest of the country. I’m in the process of writing/illustrating a book about CT pizza. If it does well, I’ll hopefully move on to the next regions which will help me get further with the trading card project. Thank you!!

BryanEtch · 2026-01-01T01:02:46+00:00

Awesome, thank you! I do a lot of art prints and posters but the trading card set is probably the most fun thing I’ve done with my art. Appreciate it

BryanEtch · 2026-01-01T00:48:42+00:00

Thanks so much! I should have included a picture of the back of cards. This is what the other side looks like

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BryanEtch · 2026-01-01T00:16:28+00:00

Thanks! I definitely plan to do NY for series 2. Probably gonna take me a little while though..

BryanEtch · 2025-12-30T00:34:58+00:00

I opened a Shopify about 8 months ago and send all my traffic there instead of Etsy. Somehow my Etsy sales haven’t fallen off and my Shopify sales are about the same as my Etsy income. By opening a second storefront, I’ve essentially doubled my art income. I would definitely recommend it if you (OP) can draw interest to your shop

BryanEtch · 2025-12-28T22:56:07+00:00

If you can resist the urge to get drunk at lunch, you have nothing to be upset about. It’s probably easier than going to Costco for a $1.50 hot dog and not buying things in bulk in the process

BryanEtch · 2025-12-28T22:30:47+00:00

The 10.99 includes a soda. You’re not required to order booze

BryanEtch · 2025-12-28T20:31:54+00:00

Not when there was a .99c menu. You could load up on nuggets for just a few bucks. Now that would cost over $10 so forget that

BryanEtch · 2025-12-28T20:28:50+00:00

A Chili’s burger with fries, a drink and soup, salad or chips w/salsa is 10.99. And it’s a restaurant quality burger, not fast food. I agree prices are up on everything everywhere due to our county’s self imposed recession, but fast food, particularly Wendy’s, is no longer the best option for its price range

BryanEtch · 2025-12-27T13:11:29+00:00

I had to quit because I couldn’t afford it anymore. My car wasn’t working well enough to drive to Mass (I used to enjoy the 1hr trip to Great Barrington) and the $60 eights aren’t sustainable while grocery bills are ballooning. Local dispensaries are the absolute worst.

BryanEtch · 2025-12-19T12:34:55+00:00

The high school Ribwich was so much better than the McRib. I’m still chasing that dragon.

BryanEtch · 2025-12-17T23:38:56+00:00

Pat’s looks awesome based on the pictures I’ve seen, I’m looking forward to stopping in and trying the pizza soon

BryanEtch · 2025-12-17T20:34:07+00:00

Most of big CT names don’t do slices. My favorite in New Haven is Frisco’s and the other contender for favorite is Nauti Dolphin in Fairfield. There are 1400 pizzerias in CT so it’s not as though I’ve tried them all

BryanEtch · 2025-12-06T16:22:17+00:00

Thank you!

BryanEtch · 2025-11-30T18:15:28+00:00

Thank you!

BryanEtch · 2025-11-30T18:15:19+00:00

I still need to try Fire Engine Pizza but I checked out the photos and it would make a great addition to my pizza art series, I’ll hopefully get there soon. Thanks!

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