Loy Tapestries

Myrna Loy

Sans titre - 26-03-18 Myrna Loy Another graphite pencil drawing in the Sans Titre series. It was some time ago I drew Vivian Leigh in ‘Sans Titre – 05-01-18’ so it was about time. Seeing a photo of 1930s moviestar Myrna Loy reminded me of why I like this kind of photography so much. It oozes out the art deco era. It is the composition of course but also the lighting. In many ways this differs from a tonal point of view compared to contemporary photography a lot. Thinking of Art Deco’s men like Paul Poiret, all those fabrics come to mind with cubist and oriental inspired forms. Bauhaus It reminds me of the efforts Johannes Itten made at the Bauhaus scene, trying to combine art with craftmanship such as designing textiles. One...

Nick Charles, the hard-drinking, hilariously witty detective from the Thin Man movies. Played to perfection by William Powell.

"How many guards on each level?" "Never more than 12."

Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man

LOY KRATHONG FESTIVAL IN THAILAND

After the Thin Man poster - William Powell - Myrna Loy - Asta

Oh well, he died.

Deux - French Coldwave

One Way Out!

For The Empire!

*chills*

The Thin Man Movie Poster

Gladiator