Steven L Grice
@sweetlygrotesque.bsky.social
Absurdist painter, illustrator, animator and modular synth enthusiast. No AI, because the joy and the journey are in the effort and the struggle of doing the thing and learning the process. The art I make is my cognitive prison break.
A cartoon from “simpler” times. 2015 or 16. Don’t remember what I named it. My cartoons from 9-10 years ago seem still relevant to now yet somehow quaint in this moment.
October 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A cartoon from “simpler” times. 2015 or 16. Don’t remember what I named it. My cartoons from 9-10 years ago seem still relevant to now yet somehow quaint in this moment.
I’m setup at Punk Rock Flea Market Seattle today and tomorrow.
September 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I’m setup at Punk Rock Flea Market Seattle today and tomorrow.
I’m going to be hocking my wares at PRFM Seattle Friday 2pm - 8pm and Saturday 12 pm - 8pm. The flyer is here was done by another artist.
September 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’m going to be hocking my wares at PRFM Seattle Friday 2pm - 8pm and Saturday 12 pm - 8pm. The flyer is here was done by another artist.
I’ve been making trading card portraits for my booth shows to offer originals at a lower price point. 15 greenbacks. Depression busters.
August 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I’ve been making trading card portraits for my booth shows to offer originals at a lower price point. 15 greenbacks. Depression busters.
I usually get to the spot where I want it to be done quite badly, but it just isn’t. All salvaged material. A test for the future. The canvas is from a sugar mill and thick af and it’s great and makes for fuzzy edges. Image size is approximately 46” square. #realpaint #nothingshow
August 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I usually get to the spot where I want it to be done quite badly, but it just isn’t. All salvaged material. A test for the future. The canvas is from a sugar mill and thick af and it’s great and makes for fuzzy edges. Image size is approximately 46” square. #realpaint #nothingshow
We’ve been working hard preparing the actual gritty studio space for Tacoma Studio Tours this fall. The last couple years have been a gallery type set up with in progress paintings out. Do to storage challenges I started hanging my frame collection from the ceiling.
August 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
We’ve been working hard preparing the actual gritty studio space for Tacoma Studio Tours this fall. The last couple years have been a gallery type set up with in progress paintings out. Do to storage challenges I started hanging my frame collection from the ceiling.
Crozay and myself will be sharing a booth at Tacoma Stickerfest this Saturday as in tomorrow.
August 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Crozay and myself will be sharing a booth at Tacoma Stickerfest this Saturday as in tomorrow.
I painted a couple newspaper boxes for a fundraiser for the Weekly Volcano. They’ll be at Art on the Ave on 6th Ave. July 20th in Tacoma. I’ll have my art booth there too. Voting on boxes is by donation at weekly-volcano.com The donation pages will be up for a while. Thanks for looking!
July 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I painted a couple newspaper boxes for a fundraiser for the Weekly Volcano. They’ll be at Art on the Ave on 6th Ave. July 20th in Tacoma. I’ll have my art booth there too. Voting on boxes is by donation at weekly-volcano.com The donation pages will be up for a while. Thanks for looking!
I painted a couple newspaper boxes for a fundraiser for the Weekly Volcano. They’ll be at Art on the Ave on 6th Ave. July 20th in Tacoma. I’ll have my art booth there too. Voting on boxes is by donation at weekly-volcano.com The donation pages will be up for a while. Thanks for looking!
July 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I painted a couple newspaper boxes for a fundraiser for the Weekly Volcano. They’ll be at Art on the Ave on 6th Ave. July 20th in Tacoma. I’ll have my art booth there too. Voting on boxes is by donation at weekly-volcano.com The donation pages will be up for a while. Thanks for looking!
Zombie Gets His Wings. Cel vinyl, acetate, sharpie, meat packing styrofoam. 2006. I was pondering the idea of angelic zombies one day. Do they get their wings if they resist their eating habits or after eating a certain number? #zombiart #lowbrowart #celvinyl
June 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Zombie Gets His Wings. Cel vinyl, acetate, sharpie, meat packing styrofoam. 2006. I was pondering the idea of angelic zombies one day. Do they get their wings if they resist their eating habits or after eating a certain number? #zombiart #lowbrowart #celvinyl
Zombie Comb Over. About 9“ x 6“ Painted paper on sanded panel. Long gone. #zombieart
June 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Zombie Comb Over. About 9“ x 6“ Painted paper on sanded panel. Long gone. #zombieart
Crazed Cowpoke 2006. Cel vinyl on acetate over a sanded canvas board. Oh, how I wish I could still acquire cel vinyl. #celvinyl #cartoonart #cray
May 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Crazed Cowpoke 2006. Cel vinyl on acetate over a sanded canvas board. Oh, how I wish I could still acquire cel vinyl. #celvinyl #cartoonart #cray
A distant message from Uncle Bob. #realitytunnel #raw
May 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A distant message from Uncle Bob. #realitytunnel #raw
Warding Off the Idjits. It didn’t work. And Derision of the Vision Thing. I thought it was a dumb name for a while, AI bros changed my mind. #acrylicpainting #paintingonwood
May 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Warding Off the Idjits. It didn’t work. And Derision of the Vision Thing. I thought it was a dumb name for a while, AI bros changed my mind. #acrylicpainting #paintingonwood
Remember when Uncle Bob was traversing the world and ordaining discordian popes?
April 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Remember when Uncle Bob was traversing the world and ordaining discordian popes?
Nearly tens years old. I forget what I named it before. It’s fairly self explanatory though. I should have drawn more gore.
April 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Nearly tens years old. I forget what I named it before. It’s fairly self explanatory though. I should have drawn more gore.
The Eyes Scream. Ink and acrylic on cardboard. Long gone.
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Eyes Scream. Ink and acrylic on cardboard. Long gone.
Drawing on a paper bag. Long gone. Resisting the glitzy.
April 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Drawing on a paper bag. Long gone. Resisting the glitzy.
They can’t all be zingers. This drawing means something, I just haven’t deciphered it yet.
March 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
They can’t all be zingers. This drawing means something, I just haven’t deciphered it yet.
It’s crazy how long it took me to start a painting sketch book, but better late than never in this case.
March 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’s crazy how long it took me to start a painting sketch book, but better late than never in this case.
Mr. Green with Earworm. Wood, Magic Sculpt. About 11” high by 9” wide x about 6-7” deep. Wall mount sculpture, $600.
March 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Mr. Green with Earworm. Wood, Magic Sculpt. About 11” high by 9” wide x about 6-7” deep. Wall mount sculpture, $600.
2am. Bluehead and PigBat hanging around.
February 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
2am. Bluehead and PigBat hanging around.