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.”
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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.
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