LLOG BLOG #60: GIVE ME A BREAK.

The undeniable Nell Carter.

Welcome back to the LLOG BLOG, the world semi-leader in contemporary and historical Arts and Culture based news and commentary.

We’re going to take a break this week.

Country Legend Mat Stevens. Photo by Lilly Everett 2026.

But fear not! We will be back next week with a NEW FEATURED ARTIST COLUMN and also, we have just inked the paperwork with our new Artist in Residence, Franklin Mills!

Drawing by Franklin Mills. Ink on paper and thumb. 2026.

And we have also hired a new Editing Assistant, Steve Washington, that will be helping me weekly to get these out to you in a hopefully more professional and cleaned up manner.

Steve Washington. Assistant editor.

So, go away. But come back next week for all the Arts and Cultures that you have come to expect from this very very professional periodical. (Steve, take one of those “Very”s out of there… seems desperate.)

Oh and have a nice St. Patrick’s Day, if you celebrate that holiday.

Matthew Lloggmanne. Editor. (The carrots in the middle were supposed to be white, dang it.)

Okay, so that’s it for this week.

Oh wait. I forgot! Former Artist in Residence for LMI Intl, (Removed for inappropriate behavior at work), Steve Picasso sent this pic in from Italy.

Steve Picasso in Italy.

If you can name any of the Art behind him, please email us at info@logmanindustries.com and let us know. We are still trying to track him down. He owes LMI Intl quite a bit of money at this point. (Steve W, actually take that last part out. That doesn’t seem very appropriate for this column.)

Okay, That is it.

OH SHOOT! No it’s not! Happy Birthday this week to Barb in accounting! Woot! Woot!

Barbara Sanderson. Accounting.

Okay. Now you can go about your business.

Don’t forget to go out and draw something cool this week…

“Library (of Congress).” LMI 2026. Pencil on Paper.

And have a very Loggy Week!*

*Just do it.

LLOG BLOG #59: GIOTTO: THE MASTER AND THE STUDENT: WAS HE VERY GOOD AT THIS? YES.

“He’s actually a really nice dog. Go ahead and pet him.”

Pic courtesy of John L., Fruita, CO.

This week, the LLOG BLOG is taking a new path and is growing up a little bit. We are going to do a spotlight on one of the masters in Art history, Mr. Giotto di Bondone (1267-ish to 1337). Or just Giotto, as most people called him.

“The Beard Smoocher.” Giotto. Fresco. Sometime before 1337.

But first, what am I even doing? Let’s start this correctly:

ART: INTRODUCTION:

Once in a great while, there comes along a thing that is so influential and awesome that it changes the course of history. This is not that. But this is the world’s leading Log-based contemporary (& Historical) Arts and Culture on-line periodical.

I am Matthew Llogginsman, the editor of this and THIS is the LLOG BLOG. (crowds cheering angrily)

Matthew Logginsman. Editor of the LLOG BLOG.

Okay. Let’s get right to it this week. We have a LOT to cover this week.

ART: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: GIOTTO.

“Angel that forgot his Superman Undershirt.” Fresco by Giotto.

We do not want to get gummed up in the details here, but it’s important to note that Giotto was one of the great influencers of many of the more-well known painters from the Renaissance. Like Michelangelo.

A lot of people say that he wasn’t that good of a painter, especially when compared to the likes of other, better artists in history. But he was pretty good.

“Angels sans Legs.” Giotto. Fresco.

There are many resources for you out there, if you are looking to find out more about the life and times of Giotto. However, we would recommend you borrow this large volume from your local library if you want a pretty well-rounded look at Giotto and his work as a painter and architect. It has tons of great pictures too.

It’s simply called "Giotto” by Francesca Flores d’Arcais (ISBN: 978-0-7892-1266-5)

“Giotto” The book. (Greg, I thought I told you to take all of these sticky notes off earlier this week..)

Okay, so let’s start at the beginning. Giotto di Bondone was born in…

Wait. Okay. Let’s take a moment and address the “elephant” in the “room.”

ART: ADDRESSING THE “ELEPHANT” IN THE “ROOM.”

As many of you have surely heard already, LMI Intl Resident Artist Steve Picasso has been contractually released from his position here at Logman Industries International, due to some problematic behaviors and press surrounding said behaviors.

Here at LMI Intl, we feel responsible to you, the consumer, to know the truth about what transpired earlier this week to result in the removal of Artist Steve Picasso from the LMI Intl family. So here’s the what happened:

First of all, on his first day, he went through the entire LMI Intl Creative studio: SF,CA and put post-it notes on everything saying he owned everything now. (see example above.) Annoying AF.

Then, Mr. Picasso went all wild about the famous cartoon program called “The Simpsons” early last week and blew a HUGE part of his studio budget on very expensive “The Simpson” themed things for “research.”

Simpson Arcade Game. (These are like $8000! Come on, Steve.)

Simpsons Collectable Chess game. (Steve, these are like $8,000! WTF, Steve?!)

Then he started doing some interesting work in the studio which our legal team started to get a little worried about:

“(Blank) (Blankson)” Wood burning. Steve Picasso. 2026 (Our legal team blanked out the title of this one.)

(Blank titleson). Wood Burning. Steve Picasso. 2026. (Legal team worried.)

All of this could have been managed internally, but then Mr. Picasso started posting all kinds of wacko things and the press caught wind of it:

Steve Picasso talking to the press.

Well. Unfortunately, this resulted in the removal of Mr. Picasso from all contractual obligations and LMI Intl properties. Don’t worry, we are fast-tracking a replacement for that artist in residence position. We are thinking about this artist from… Miami (I think.) (Barb, did he write on his application where he’s from?)

Artist Franklin Mills. From Miami?

We will let you know next week. Okay, let’s get to reader mails:

ART: READER MAILS:

This week we had a ton of questions from last week’s Steve Picasso interview, which we had to junk per our LMI Legal Division. Sorry to those readers.

Okay, here is one we CAN put in this column this week:

Debbie N. from Granite Falls, ID writes:

“Dear Logman Industries, Look at this cool picture I took this week! It looks like a tiny house is balancing on four legs! But it’s just an optical illusion! Thanks and keep up the good work, Debbie N.

Picture by Debbie N. (Just kidding. It’s LMI. 2025.)

Oh, also, I was just wondering… what was Steve Picasso doing in South America before he started working at LMI? Just wondering.”

(Greg, I thought you went through these before sending them to my desk.)

Uh, Debbie, thanks for the pic and the email. Looks great. Looking at your picture, one may be reminded of some of Giotto’s architectural painting like this one:

“Very Small House with Angel Window and Extremely Nosy Neighbor” Giotto. Fresco probably.

And we cannot comment on your second question, Debbie. I’m sorry. We know the answer, but we’re not allowed to comment.

Okay… (typing noise) whaaaat do we have neeeeeext…

Oh, here’s one from LLOG BLOG Reader Brian M. from Seattle WA:

“Dear LMI Intl,

First, I just want to say how much I appreciate your complete, fair and comprehensive reporting on the world of Arts and Culture. You see, I don’t get a whole lot of exposure to Arts and Cultures day to day because I am a building inspector. It’s fun, but I’m often so busy at work that I don’t even notice the Arts and Culture all around me. Oh well. I have the LLOG BLOG. And that’s more than enough.

Anyways, my question this week is this: Why was Steve Picasso in South America?

Thanks and keep being an industry leader! _Brian M. Seattle WA.

Okay. Ummm.

Let’s move on to the LMI Sketchbook Section:

ART: LMI INTL SKETCHBOOK: A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON:

This is one from the vaults, but it’s pretty good:

“Reflections” LMI 2015? (LMI: Creative Labs: Tempe AZ)

Here’s a more recent one

Sketches for upcoming Birthday Cards, perhaps? (LMI: Greeting Cards Div: Hallmark, NC)

And we may have to take next week off because I just got a new guitar. (new to me… not new like not used.)

What a beauty. (The Guitar, that is.)

Oh, this was another plate we wanted to add to he Giotto discussion, but we ran out of time.

“Long Grocery List and the Disappointments of the Servant Boy with the Weird Hair Cut.” -Giotto.

Okay, that’s it for this week. Sorry this wasn’t a very good one. We’ve clearly had a week of clean-up after the debacle w Steve Picasso.

Anyway, have a great week. Be calm and whatever.

Be nice.

Have a Loggy Week!* (Smiley face imoji, thumbs up imoji)

*Legal division has been very busy this week.

LLOG BLOG #58: WOOD & FIRE: A CELEBRATION OF WOOD BURING ARTS AND HER GREATEST AUTHOR: STEVE PICASSO

A dog probably saying, “what are you looking at?” Digital image. LMI 2026.

Art is important. Culture is important.

ART: INTRODUCTION:

You have made the right decision to look at this this week. I am Matthew Lloggermann, the editor of this and THIS is the LLOG BLOG. (standing ovation, hollering)

Matthew Lloggermann, the editor of this. Digital Image courtesy of Wayne N. 2025.

Welcome back to the LLOG BLOG, a weekly observation of the international Art world and a discussion of the people and cultures that make it happen. Let’s get right into it, because we have some very very very good news!

ART: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: STEVE PICASSO

Yes, we made the calls, we talked to the agents, legal teams met with legal teams and the fruits of our labors are now here. Logman Industries Intl landed a very heavy-hitting artist for their new ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

Fruit of Labor. Digital Image by Steve Picasso. 2026.

Yes, we will be working in conjunction with Internationally semi-known Artist, Steve Picasso, for the month of March.

Steve Picasso. Legend.

And, while we are all well-familiar with his painting and drawings (see examples below), his artistic journey this month will be focused primarily on the wood burning arts (see examples even further down.)

“Fruit on a Surface Thing.” Steve Picasso. Oil on Panel. 2026.

“Landscape Thing.” Steve Picasso. Oil on Panel. 2025.

Breathtaking. He can move a brush around. But can he handle the burn? (cool insiders’ reference to wood burning.)

“Mug Study” Steve Picasso. Burnt wood. 2026.

Yes. Yes he can.

“Landscape Study of a previous painting I did.” Steve Picasso. Burnt wood (Left). 2026

Yes he did. And yes he will… at least for the rest of this month, per his contract.

We will have a short interview later in this issue with the Artist, but first, let’s take a quick break from all of this.

ART: WHAT IS THIS?

What the heck?

What do you think this is? It was on the hood of my truck on Tuesday. Eeeeeewwww.

Feel free to Email your answer to info@logmanindustries.com

ART: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ARTIST: STEVE PICASSO

ML (me): “Steve, we’ve gone through a lot to get you here.” (laughing) “So here you are. Quick question for you… where were you? Where are you now and where do you want to be in a month from now with this body of work?”

SP (Steve Picasso): “I was in South America. I’m here now and intend to bring a whole new deep consciousness to the world of wood burning.”

ML (me): “Oh. How will you do that?”

SP (Steve Picasso): “I have no idea. But I do know that it is going to take three things. Guts. Grit. And…. uum… I forgot the other thing.”

“Five Historical Figures.” Steve Picasso. Burnt wood. 2026.

ML (me): “That is very very interesting.” (small laugh from both people.)

SP (Steve Picasso): “BRAVERY! That was the third thing.”

ML (me): “Jesis. You don’t have to yell. That kinda hurt my ears.”

SP (Steve Picasso): “Oh sorry. I just thought of it and I got excited.”

“Four US Presidents.” Steve Picasso. Burnt wood. 2026.

ML (me): “Okay, no problem. I’ll be okay, I’m sure. Just promise that you won’t yell again.”

SP (Steve Picasso): “I promise. But I’m getting hungry. How many more questions are there?”

ML (me): *shuffling papers “Uhhhhh. Let me seeeeeheeeeheeeeee. Oh just one more. What is your favorite color?”

SP (Steve Picasso): “Color is a construct to which I do not subscribe.”

ML (me): “Oh.”

…

Well, we will be checking back in with Mr. Picasso later this month. Stay tuned for more exciting news.

But now, let’s go to Reader Mails:

ART: READER MAILS:

(We have had a huge influx of mail with all the exciting news of Steve Picasso, readers’ polls, and basic inquiries regarding International Arts and Cultures. Please be patient… we will answer every single email in the order in which it was received. Also, if you have already had an email published, you will go to the back of the line. Those are the rules.)

Our first email is from “Cliff C.” from Denver, CO (woot woot! Shout out the Nuggets!)

He writes:

“Not trying to tell you how to do your job, but what about a piece on the art and culture of vacation rentals? Lots of material out there.”

And he sent this image:

Digital Image from “Cliff C.” of Denver, CO. 2026.

Well, “Cliff C.” I guess we are going to have to agree to disagree because it sounds to me like you ARE trying to tell me how to do my job. Nobody appreciates how incredibly hard this job is. It is 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, always searching, writing notes, finding the Arts, finding the Cultures… it’s harder than even being a fire-fighter, or a Senator, or a parent. It’s really hard. Really really hard.

Also, what do YOU do for a living? Tell me. And I promise I won’t be like “Well here is how I would do YOUR job better.” I really won’t. But what is it?

And also, we were already going to do an issue on the Arts of Vacation Rentals. It’s right here in our pitch meeting notebook:

LMI Notes from a Meeting. Digital Image. 2026. 2/15/2026 to be exact.

Anyway, Thanks for the letter, “Cliff C.”

And that’s about all the time we have for Readers’ Mails this week. (“Val M.” we will get to the Reader’s Poll next week, too. We just didn’t have room in this issue. “Val M’s” favorite Devil song is “Runnin’ with the Devil” by Van Halen, I think. Greg, can you check on that. And add it to the notes for next week.)

Keep them rolling in! info@logmanindustries.com

Let’s go to Logman Industries, Behind the Curtain:

ART: LMI INTL: WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN THERE?

This week, let’s take a look at some things that the Artists and technicians are working on around the Logiverse:

First, let’s take a peak into the studio of LMI: Creative Woods and Materials: San Francisco, CA:

“Smokin’ Log.” Burnt wood. LMI. 2015?

Wow! That’s a good one! Let’s see what’s going on next door, in the offices of LMI: Creative Adobe Studios: Tempe, AZ:

“Smokin’ Smokin’ Mama I’m not Jokin’” Burnt Wood. LMI. 2015?

Oh, seems like they are doing the same thing, only at a different location. And a different title. Hmm.

Let’s head north and check in with LMI: Art Bikes Division: Portland, OR:

A page from a Farside Calendar.

(Damnit Portland. That’s just a page from a Farside Calendar (Gary Larson). We have to talk. I’m sending Danny from Corporate up there next week and you better get your act together.)

Okay, that’s about it for this week. OH WAIT! We need to announce our openings for Artists in Residence for all of the different Logman Industries Intl. locations. Here you go:

Gary, IN

New York City, NY

Denver, CO

Tuscaloosa, AL

Paris, FR

Antwerp, BE

Tokyo, JA

Cleveland, OH

Cincinnati, OH.

Detroit, MI.

If you would like to apply for a one month artist residency at any of these high-intensity Art and Culture studios, please email info@logmanindustries.com and please include some samples of your work.

Monkey Man. Digital image. LMI 2026. (Damnit Greg. I thought I asked you to take this one out? It doesn’t go with anything here.)

ART: THAT’S IT. OUTRO.

Thanks for reading this and thanks for supporting independent journalism. Though LMI Intl. is a multi-national corporate behemoth, we do report our Arts and Culture News with you, the little person, the average Joe, the Sam the butcher, the lowly baker, the regular old candlestick maker in mind.

Go out and be nice this week.

Oh, and have a very very Loggy Week!*

This LLOG BLOG is approved by the LMI Intl Stamp Div and all of her subsidiaries.

*Also, we are required by state and local law to say this each week.

LLOG BLOG #57: HELL: THE ARTS AND CULTURE SURROUNDING THE MYTH, THE PLACE, THE LEGEND... H. E. DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS.

A squirrel. Internet photo.

Hello and welcome back.

ART: INTRODUCTION

You have made the right decision to look at this this week. I am Matthew Lloggmann, the editor of this and THIS is the LLOG BLOG. (Applause and hooting)

Matthew Lloggmann. Editor of the LLOG BLOG.

Yes, this is the semi-well known authority on all things Art and Culture that is all around us every day and every where. The LLOG BLOG is the definitive Log-based news source for all things Arts and Culture, both contemporary and historic. Both Jake and the Fat Man. Both country and western. Both and all.

Now let’s get to work.

ART: THE UNDERWORLD AND THE DARK ARTS:

Yes, this is a challenging one. Probably you are thinking, “oh wow. Hell. What? Little dumb paintings about hell or the devil or something? Just show a few Hieronymus Bosch paintings and call it a day.”

“The Harrowing of Hell.” Hieronymus Bosch. 1450-1516

“Visions of Tondaly’s” Follower of Heironymus Bosch! c. 1485. (I didn’t know this wasn’t HB until just now, but let’s just keep it in anyway.)

“Visions of Tondal.” Hieronymus Bosch. 1479.

Well, reader in this projected narrative, there you go. And indeed, these Hellish landscapes are certainly a huge part of the artistic equation we are calculating today. (BTW: Nice work on that, Hieronymus. Credit where credit is due is what I say.)

But here at Logman Industries, we challenge you to ask yourself, ”But wait! are we not leaving something out?” Yes. You are.

What about that scary devil guy from the 1985 movie “Legend?”

Scary Devil Guy from the movie “Legend” 1985.

Or the devil guy on the 1981 movie “Clash of the Titans?” (previously mentioned right here in the LLOG BLOG) (Dang it. Our new tech guy will have to figure out how to hyper link that one.)

Wierd Devil guy from “Clash of the Titans” 1981. (I think his name is Kalibus?)

See! And there are many, many more examples… maybe 100s. So don’t get all closed in a small Bosch Box of your own making.

But here is one more from HB:

Detail from “The Garden of Earthly Delights.” Hieronymous Bosch.

Oh What the?! I didn’t even think of books! I have this one…

Louvin Brothers Book. Digital Image. LMI 2026.

This book isn’t actually about Satan. It’s more about the Louvin brother that thought Satan was real and was the cause of all of his bad behavior. Things must’ve been so much simpler in the… 1950s?

I’ll bet there a bunch of other books about devils, but we are running out of time today. Maybe we can do another half of an issue on this subject in the future. (Barb, please mark that down in the “Ideas for Issues” log.)

Oh yeah, and that doesn’t even take into consideration the MUSICAL ARTS.

ART: MUSIC IN HELL

First one out of the gate has to be Slayer, right?

Slayer. 1983. Internet pic of a postcard.

These mad men of Detroit or where-ever made a whole career out of singing about the big red man downstairs. Scary for sure.

Twisted Sister, ACDC, Van Halen, The Squirrel Nut Zippers, Run DMC… all had songs with the word “Hell” in it.

The Squirrel Nut Zippers. (Okay, so I found this photo (5) different places on the internet, none of which credited the photographer/studio. Believe me when I say that here at the LLOG BLOG, we are trying to do better at giving proper credits. We will do better. Right, Greg? Yes, we will.)

Holy moly. I have an idea…

ART: READERS POLL

You know what? Why don’t I bounce this proverbial volley ball (probably made of human skin and on fire and filthy) and bump it right back over the proverbial net (probably made of bat wings and spider webs) to you the reader. What is your favorite or least favorite song about Hell, the Devil or whatever. Email you answer to info@logmanindustries.com and we will post your answers in a poll next week.

Speaking of which, let’s go to reader mail:

ART: READER MAIL

Cartoon from the internet.

Oh wait, before we go to mail, a little in-house cleaning.

I swear to christ, whomever keeps doing this to my canned air every week better fricking stop…or I will find you. and I will kill you.

It’s not funny anymore, fuckface.

Okay. First up this week is from a LLOG BLOG Reader named “Cliff C.” from Denver, CO (WOOT WOOT! Shout out CASA BONITA, Baby!)

He writes:

“Still in carbonite.”

and attached this pic:

Statue of George Jones. Photo by “Cliff C.” 2026.

Well, “Cliff C.” if you are trying to suggest that some intergalactic bounty hunter actually came to earth before April 26, 2013 to detain and preserve in carbonite this country legend and the man with the universally agreed upon BEST VOICE IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY (end of story) to earn some bounty from some evil king pin residing in another star system… well, I guess we’ll just have to agree to disagree. My willing suspension of disbelief only stretches so far my friend.

Thanks for that one. What do we have next…. dooo, deeee doo (typing noises, looking up mail on computer)

Oh here we go! This next one is from long time reader and one-time contributor (See LB#… I don’t know. the cats one) “Cara I.” from Seattle, WA in the “Wallingford Neighborhood” (WOOT WOOT Shout out Archie McPhee!)

“Cara I.” writes:

“Dear Matthew Lloggman (sic),

I just wanted to drop a quick line to offer a personal testimonial and then have a really quick question.

Part 1: I was at work the other day talking to my friend, Gene, and Gene turned to me and said, ‘Cara, you have such a diverse and well rounded knowledge of Arts and Culture… more so than anyone else I know in the whole wide world! How do you stay so current on all of your Arts and Culture information?’

I quickly explained that I used to subscribe to and read all of the Art magazines… Art in America, ArtNews, NYT Thursday Arts column and even Hi-Fructose and Juxtapoz… all of them. But that recently, I only need to read Art Forum and the LLOG BLOG to get the most well-rounded and comprehensive perspective of what’s going on in the Art world, locally and internationally.

Gene then queried, ‘Okay, well, what if the Devil came to you right now and said, “You, Cara, must choose only ONE source to get all of your Art information from, or your soul will burn in eternal flames!"‘

Without blinking an eye, I looked dead-seriously into Gene’s eyes and said, ’I would look that the Prince of Darkness directly in his reptilian cold eyes and say to him, “if I have to choose between one of these two laid before me then…” and I would grab the Art Forum magazine sitting before me, wipe it across my buttocks and throw it into the the cauldron of flame burning before us. and then say, “Does that answer your question, you evil bastard?"‘

Gene then said, ‘Oh. I thought you might say that. I should start reading the LLOG BLOG, then.’

Needless to say, keep up the great work over there at Logman Industries. I don’t know what I would do without my weekly dose of the LLOG BLOG.

Part 2: It must take a super-team of hard working, talented people to publish a weekly issue of this caliber. Have you ever thought of doing a quick ‘Employee of the Week’ spot every now and then to recognize some of the people behind the proverbial ‘Oz’s Curtain’ over there at LMI?”

Thank you “Cara I.” for this email. We appreciate you spreading the word about LMI INTL LTD to people at work and beyond. Gene sounds like a really good person to work with. You are pretty lucky.

And yes, your question is a great idea!

ART: LMI EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK:

This weeks LMIEOTW goes to Assistant Technology Coordinator, BOB FRANKLIN, over in our LMI: Art and Technology Branch, Cheyenne, WY

Bob Franklin. Assistant Tech Coordinator.

Nice work over there, Bob.

He actually sent over a doctored pic for this spot…

Doctored pic. (You can tell it’s AI from the name tag. His name is BOB… not DAVE.)

But we didn’t want to use that one, so we didn’t until just now.

Okay, let’s close out this week’s LLOG BLOG with a look behind another LMI “Oz’s Curtain”…

ART: SKETCHBOOK: A SNEAK PEAK ON UP-COMING THINGS FROM LMI :

Here is a quick fly-over of some ideas in the works from drafting tables all around the LMI LOGIVERSE!

Hamburger Muscle Man. LMI: Cleveland. LMI 2026 (Greg, didn’t we do this one already?)

Sketches of something. LMI: Santa Cruz, CA. LMI 2025.

“Mart Stimpson: Eat My Shirt.” LMI: Portland, ME. LMI 2025.

Two pages of sketches. LMI: Albany, NY. LMI 2026.

Okay, that’s it for this week. Whew. That was quite an issue. Let’s calm down with one more from one of my friend in spirit, Mr. Hieronymus Bosch:

H. Bosch. So so good.

Okay, that’s really it.

For a full transcript of today’s issue, please write to info@logmanindustries.com. Operators are standing by.

Try to do something well this week just because it feels good to do something well.

And have a Loggy Week!*

*It’s important to our legal division that we say this each week.

LLOG BLOG #56: MATTERS OF THE HEART: HEARTS IN ARTS... (& CULTURE)

Lawrence Taylor. Internet Photo.

Hello again, LLOG BLOG readers! Before we get going on this special Valentine’s Day Edition, we’ve BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU!

ART: BREAKING NEWS:

The LOGMAN INDUSTRIES EMAIL (info@logmanindustries.com) is now officially up and running! HOORAY! Thank you to our subcontracted Tech Expert, Lillian Everett for making this giant leap in technology for our International Log-based Art Company.

(Apparently we did not have the strength, will, or know-how to get this done in-house. Right Greg?)

(It’s okay. Greg only took 6 weeks to give it a try and then not deliver. Everything is fine. Thousands of emails missed. Into thin air. Poof.)

Which one is Greg? All of them.

Anyways, a huge THANK YOU goes out to Lilly today. Enjoy the fruits of her labor, why don’t you, and send LMI an email! info@logmanindustries.com. Operators are standing by!

Now, let’s get to the intro…

ART: INTRODUCTION:

Hello, my name is Matthew Lloggman and THIS is the LLOG BLOG! (Applause! Fireworks)

Matthew Lloggman. The editor of the LLOG BLOG.

Now, let’s get moving on MATTERS OF THE HEART:

ART: LOVE-RELATED ART

There isn’t really that much good art work out there about Love.

This one was on the internet and I’m pretty sure it was computer generated.

Nice one, AI. You aren’t fooling anyone.

Then I was like, “Wait a minute, what about some older paintings? Like from art history classes?”

So I immediately thought, what was that Rococo artist, Jean-Antoine Watteau doing in the realm of LOVE?

Jean-Antoine Watteau. “The Scale of Love.” Oil on Canvas. 50.8 x 59.7cm. National Gallery, London.

This little puppy has it all! Softness, intimacy, atmosphere… Truly lovely! Then I found this one:

Jean-Antione Watteau. “Who invited this clown?” 1718-19. Oil on Canvas. Musee du Louvre.

Whoa. This one is actually called “Pierrot” and apparently IS about a clown. Oops. Sorry Watteau.

Then I thought of Titian… he has some good ones:

Titian. “The Death of Actaeon.” c. 1559-75. 178.8 x 197.8cm. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London.

Oh, Man. That’s wild! I need to go to the National Gallery! They have some real bangers there. Here’s another one by Titian:

Titian. “What the actual heck? Is That One on the Left Santa Clause?" c. 1550-65. 75.5 x 68.4cm. again, the National Gallery. (We get it, National Gallery. You have all of them! Geez.)

Wow! That one is actually called “An Allegory of Prudence.” I personally feel that Titian lost out on a lot of great titling opportunities with paintings like this. But that is my personal opinion.

The Beatles. (“Dear Prudence.” Am I right folks?)

Ok, while we are here, let’s do just one more.

Titian. “Nice Puffball Shirt.” (I’ll get back to you about the dets on this one.)

What about Love-themed Music? Let’s check:

ART: MUSIC:

Let’s do a deep dive into the areas of the Musical Arts and Entertainment industry that may have to do with the theme of love…

Heart Album. Digital Picture. LMI 2026.

OOOOOooo. That’s a good one! Heart is right on the $ for this week’s theme.

I remember a song called “Queen of Hearts” by Juice Newton!

Juice Newton.

Which reminds me, Todd was digging around in the LMI archives and found this very old picture of my great-great grandfather, Gene W Worthington-Llogman..

Gene W. Worthington-Llogman with a Queen of Hearts. LMI 2026.

Just Kidding. That is just a picture of me with a filter on.

I frickin’ have a goddamned Juice Newton album, too. But of course we couldn’t find it in the LMI Vinyl Archive. Barb did find this one though.

Tanya Tucker. Nothing to do with what we were talking about.

Let’s go to LLOG BLOG READER PICS of the WEEK…

ART: READERS’ SUBMISSIONS:

A Food Face from Denver, CO. Thanks Wyatt M. for the submission. Now I’m hungry.

Very nice work! If you have a submission, please email it to info@logmanindustries.com and make sure you leave your full name and explanation of the work you are presenting.

Well that is it! We covered it. We covered it all and you must be at least thrice times amused as I am, and half as tired. WHEW!

Please do something special for someone this week.

And also do something creative. (And send it to info@logmanindustries.com)

And have a Loggy Week.*

*Required by state law to wish this to readers each week.

LLOG BLOG #55: SPORTS! THE ARTS AND CULTURES OF SPORTS IN SOCIETIES.

(OH MAN! Sorry for the initial misspelling in the title this week Dave and Cliff. Yes, Todd has now been fired.)

Wiener Dog. Sports. (See footnote 1)

Welcome to the 55th Episode of the internationally-known, contemporary Arts and Culture online Magazine (That also has some Art History).

ART: INTRODUCTION:

Hello, my name is Matthew Llogman, the editor of this and THIS is the LLOG BLOG (Applause).

Matthew Llogman. Llog Blog Editor. (No longer affiliated with Facebook)

Today, we focus on the exciting subject of SPORTS in Arts and Culture. We may have to split this one into a two-parter, as we have a LOT of content to cover and there is a very major sports game starting in about 4 hours. More about that sports game later. Stay tuned.

But for now, let’s get started:

ART: SPORTS AROUND THE GLOBE: WHAT’S THAT SPORT?

This week I received a call from Pat G., an inspiring intern at our LMI: Creative Content Campus in Gramby, CO and he said, “Okay smart guy. I’ve definitely got you stumped this time. I’ll bet you 25$ that you cannot name this sport!” And then he texted me this pic:

“Indoor Skydivers.” Digital Image. 2025. Source unknown

And then I said, “What? Indoor Skydiving?” And he was like, “Holy shit dude! How did you know that?! Goddamned there is just no tricking you, Mr. Llogman! How do you even know all of this stuff?” and he went to get 25$ in cash out of his wallet and I said, “You know what, kid? Why don’t you keep it and go buy yourself something nice.” And he said, “Thanks, Mr. Llogman! You really are the best Boss. And you definitely are the boss of me.”

Next up, let’s go to our top 10 list of the week!

ART: LMI TOP 10 LIST OF THE WEEK!

This week, we do a deep dive on SPORTS IN MUSIC! Here are your top 10 Songs about SPORTS!

#1: “Sports” by the Viagra Boys.

Viagra Boys (I should’ve written down the credits for this pic, but I forgot and now I can’t find it again.)

This song is really, really good. You should go listen to it right now.

#2: “Sports” by Huey Lewis & the News:

Huey Lewis and the News, Sports. (This is an album, not a song.)

I can’t seem to download the rest of the list from the LMI Internal Information Portal, so we will have to get back to this Top 10 List next week. (Barb, can you please look into this and get me a report by noon tomorrow?)

Oh, but let’s take a quick break to wish everyone a very happy INTERNATIONAL CLASH DAY! If you don’t know about it, click on that link right before this.

And big ups to KEXP for creating a great day of music programming! You can listen to it on their streaming achieve if you want. Figure it out.

This is an album I received from my sister (doesn’t want here name here, but rhymes with “Facey”)

The Clash. “London Calling” (Released in GB 1979, but US in 1980.)

Also, it should be mentioned here that my Aunt Joanne is the only person that I know that actually saw the Clash live! (October 13, 1982 at Shea Stadium), which pretty much makes her the coolest person I know.

That’s my Aunt Jo on the far right, with the circle around her.

Speaking of Sports, I received this text this week:

ART: TEXT MESSAGE OF THE WEEK:

On Tuesday, a person text messaged me (he asked that we not publish his name, but it kind of rhymes with “Bat Glenmeyer”) with this:

“Hey what are you doing for the owl?”

And then I didn’t answer as expected, but I was supposed to say, “WTF? The “Owl?’”

And then he was going to text, “you know, the really good owl. The best one. Some people are calling it a SUPERB OWL.”

Truly a SUPERB OWL. (Image from “Clash of the Titans,” 1981 MGM Studios)

Very clever. He said he saw this “joke” on a sports news site called the Defector. If you haven’t ever seen the Defector, we recommend you check it out immediately. Start with this article and go from there. They are a VERY high quality organization.

Speaking of High Quality Organizations, let’s go to the LLOG BLOG READER PICS OF THE WEEK!

ART: LLOG BLOG READER PIC(S) OF THE WEEK:

Here’s a great team photo from Denver, CO:

High School Wrestling: 2025. (These athletes will remain un-named here.)

This reader preferred to be referred to as “The J-Dawg.” Thanks The J-Dawg in Denver, CO.

High school sports photos have come a long way. This is what they used to look like:

Montrose CO Football, 1991. (This “athlete” will go unnamed here.)

I guess this kid’s cleats were just too ugly to photograph. Anyway, I just thought of something… Let’s go back to something important…

ART: GOING BACK FOR A MINUTE: JUST REMEMBERING THINGS:

This movie was RAD

Persius (Harry Hamlin) and Medusa’s head (Bea Arthur).

As mentioned before, this is “The Clash of the Titans” from 1981. It has just about everything that a movie viewer could ever want! Drama, Action and Very very scary monsters!

Angry devil dude. Wait, was his name Kalibus or something? (Todd, can you please stop joking with Terry in accounting and look this up? It’s your job, remember? Remember what we talked about?)

EEwwwww. Scary! (I don’t remember this ugly dude’s name. But he was very bad.)

Medusa.

Whoa! Medusa! Awesome!

A very realistic Kraken.

And the Kraken! ooooooh! Such a great movie. You should definitely check it out. And not the new one. Check out this one from 1981.

Okay, Let’s do just a couple more sports pics then let’s get out of here:

ART: LET’S GET OUT OF HERE:

Dikembe Mutombo. The coolest name in professional sports history. (I don’t know who took this pic)

Brand new pair of roller skates. Digital image.

Another pic of the dude from the Viagra Boys.

“Log Skater” Pen on paper. 2016. (This is a pretty good one.)

Mark Gastineau.

“Whaaaaaa?” (Pic from the internet) (This was the coolest picture I saw all week, for sure. I think it’s from the Westminster Dog Show!)

Okay, that’s it for this week. Part 1 of the LLOG BLOG SPORTS ISSUE, perhaps?

Please go out there and be nice to people this week.

And know your rights. (Thanks again to the Clash and KEXP.)

… And have a very Loggy week!(See footnote 2)

Footnote 1: Wiener Dogs are also called Dachshunds. (you thought I would note something different here, MH?)

Footnote 2: LMI Legal Dept requires that we remind readers of this weekly.

LLOG BLOG #54: COWBOYS: HOW THE WEST WAS SOMETHING.

Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp. Yeah right.

Welcome back to another quality issue of the LLOG BLOG, a weekly forum of discourses about Art and Cultures from around the World and beyond.

ART: FORMAL INTRODUCTION:

Hello, My name is Matthew Llogman and this is LLOG BLOG (applause sound!)

Matthew Llogman. Editor of this.

This week, we explore the visual and sound culture around the western figure of Cowboy.

First thing regarding this is this:

Cocaine and Rhinestones. The best podcast ever.

If you are interested in the history of Country and Western music and, indeed, the history all the culture surrounding this music industry, we recommend you listen Cocaine and Rhinestones. Tyler Mahan Coe is an excellent writer, researcher and narrator. And Thorough. Very thorough.

One example of things discussed in C&R is the in depth history of the rhinestone suits made by Nudie Cohn . He made this one for Gram Parsons:

Gram Parsons in a Nudie Suit. Pic provided by internet. Yes, we already used this one.

(Todd, Can we try to use new pics every week for this International Arts and Culture Online Magazine? Is that too much to ask?)

Anyway, Listen to Cocaine and Rhinestones and that will count as the discussion about Cowboy culture I was referencing above.

Now, let’s move on to other Cowboy related things:

ART: COWBOY RELATED THINGS:

LLOG BLOG Reader with “Drink ‘N’ Dawg” Painting.

This is a reader and contributor to the LLOG BLOG that prefers that we not print his name (But is rhymes with Mason NiCullough) standing by a “Drink ‘N’ Dawg” painting made by artist Mike Grigg. It is a hot dog with a cowboy hat on it.

(We are not sure if Mike Grigg wanted his name printed here or not. Barb, can you check on that?)

Anyway, speaking of Wyatt Earp (see above, if you forgot), I have a friend that claims his favorite movie is “Tombstone,” the other movie about Wyatt Earp that came out almost at the same exact time. He likes it so much that he used to send out Gifs like this all the time in text messages:

Tombstone Gifs. iPhone pic. Hilarious every time. (Laughy Face.)

It was really funny. But now he just sends out “Friends” gifs like this:

Friends Gifs. iPhone pics. Not good. (Frowny Face).

He asked us not to print his name. (But it rhymes with “Clip Maker.”)

Okay, let’s move take a look at some paintings from the vaults:

ART: FROM THE LMI ARCHIVE:

Last night I was at a party and was talking to a friend about paintings and in my brain I said, “Hey, there are a bunch of good paintings that need to be shown and they are just sitting in the LOGMAN INDUSTRIES LTD Studio Storage. So I had the LMI Archival Dept dig some out for display here on the LLOG BLOG:

“Water Tower Whatever” Oil on Canvas. I don’t know when.

OOOOOooo. One from the old Water Tower series. Very nice.

“Water Tower Grid” Photo print w ink pen.

Okay, that’s a nice print. (Todd, can we please get one without that glare on there?)

“Water Tower Grid” Photo print w ink pen.

Much better.

(unfinished painting)

This one is in the process of getting painted over. Repainted, if you will.

Recycle. Renew. Reuse.

“Cloud Thing” Acrylic on Canvas. 2015?

And that is a cloud, I guess. (Barb, please note for next week that we should pick some better ones for display on here. Please.)

YES! Wait no longer! Let’s get to the readers favorite section…

ART: QUICK HITS FROM AROUND THE LMI-iverse.

(Nooice. “LMI-iverse.” I like that.)

“Breakfast Food Face” P. Genouac. Digital print. 2026. (LMI Intl)

Wow. That’s a well rounded Cowboy breakfast.

“Kelpo” Digital image. LMI Ltd.

Not likely a Cowboy Breakfast.

Enough with the foods. Let’s check in with our LMI: Artistic Electrical Supply Department: Sunnydale, FL:

“Light Switch Cover” Digital Image. 2026. LMI LLC. Easy Cowboy!

Okay.

And this one is from our LMI: Puzzles and Riddles Dept in NY, NY:

“WTF? Not an acceptable word???!!” Digital Image. LMI Intl. 2026 (I think).

Sometimes we don’t agree with the Editors of Spelling Bee.

Let’s see what the LMI: Arts in History Dept: Delaware has for us this week.

“Ognissanti Madonna (Madonna in Maesta” Giotto. c. 1310. Tempera on Wood.

Neato.

And our LMI: Reader pic of the week is this one:

“Rhiannon Pinching a Mountain” Digital Image. Artist Unknown. 2025.

Remember on Kids in the Hall when that guy would do that “I’ll squish your head” by looking at people’s heads and holding his finger and thumb up by his eye and pinching them down. I think that’s kinda what’s going on here.

How about checking in with our LMI: Art Found In Bar Restrooms Dept: San Antonio TX:

“Clown Painting.”(?) John Boden(?). Watercolor on Paper(?) date unknown.

More glare. Great.

And last, Let’s see what we have from our LMI: Visual Arts Development and Technology Dept, Portland Branch:

God Damnit, Portland.

Well, that will do it for the LLOG BLOG Annual Cowboy Issue.

Next week we will be taking a deep dive into the Arts and Culture of SPORTS! If you have any content that may pertain to that, please send it in to info@logmanindustries.com.

Mark Gastineau. Sports.

As always, we appreciate your input to the MAX!

Oh, and please, please stop sending in your votes for Best Burrito. That readers pole is over. (And sorry Kala, breakfast burrito did not win.)

Breakfast Burrito. Internet provided image. MMMMMm.

Hey! Life ain’t easy. Be nice to people this week.

And do something creative. It will help your brain.

And have a Loggy Week.*

*Our legal department wants us to say this each week.

LLOG BLOG #53: CATS: THE MAGICAL ANIMALS ALL AROUND US

Alex Katz. Artist. Not the Cats we were talking about.

Welcome back to the LLOG BLOG, a weekly discourse on contemporary Arts and Culture with a little Art History sprinkled in for fun.

This week, our discussion centers around cats!

A Kitten. Internet picture.

Many of you may have thought I was talking about artist Alex Katz at first. Well I wasn’t.

But he was in the top 50 of your favorite artists, as voted on by you, the LLOG BLOG reader. More on that later.

“Self-Portrait (Passing).” Alex Katz. 1990. Screenprint in 23 colors.

Anyway, here is what I was talking about… Pictures of cats.

ART: PICTURES OF CATS

“Cat DMC” LMI. Pencil and pen on paper. About 2016?

Going back through the LMI Archives was a real hoot. Let’s look at another one.

Oh Yeah next to a painting of Oh Yeah and another painting of Fats. Digital Image by David O. and Cara I.

Yes, this cat’s name is actually “Oh Yeah.” Pretty cool.

Now, do you want to have your mind completely blown? Right after we uploaded this pic, Barb found this early sketch of Crappy Garfield, which later became a large branch of the LOGMAN INDUSTRIES ART TREE:

“Crappy Garfield.” Sketch made w ball point pen, during an important work meeting.

Yeah. He is saying “Oh yeah” (probably because he is smoking that delicious cigarette) and that is also the name of the cat in the photo just before this! Completely random! Whoa!

Anyway, we won’t dive too deeply into Crappy Garfield today, but here is one more to chew on.

“Crappy Garfield: Blue Monday.” LMI. Pencil and Pen on paper.

I’ll let you figure out why this piece is pure genius.

OH! Remember this one?

Lynx. Internet pic.

That’s the cat from last week’s LLOG BLOG about LINKS. If you haven’t read it, we suggest you do so.

(That was a good idea from marketing. Very clever. The picture of the lynx which was a cat.)

Another sketch of a cat from the LMI archive.

Okay. That one is pretty good. Oh here’s a good one too:

“Clown Log.” LMI. Pencil on Paper. 2018?

That’s not a cat.

But this is.

Cat Sketch. Geez. What did that take, 1 minute?

And here’s one of Jazz:

“Jazz Log.” Pencil on paper. 1 minute.

If you have any Art or Culture regarding cats, please send it into us at info@logmanindustries.com.

Okay, “enough with the cat’s already” you’re saying, right?

Let’s do some quick hits from around the LOGMAN INSUTRIES UNIVERSE:

ART: AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 SECONDS

“Breakfast Face” LMI Breakfast foods and ceramic plate.

“A Dog Watching TV.” LMI. digital media.

“A Magic Lantern Projecting an Image of a Demon.” Giovanni Fontana. Manuscript Drawing. 1420. Weirdo Toleerdo.

Steve from the mailroom got crazy with the Logman Stamp again.

Okay, That’s about all of the Art news for this week.

Please note that here at LOGMAN INDUSTRIES LLC LTD CORP, we are trying to phase out of the METAverse, so just check in here weekly for LLOG BLOG updates.

Please go out and be nice this week.

And don’t try too hard.

And have a Loggy Week.*

*Still legally required to blah blah blah. You know.