'TIL NEXT TIME..!

Well, Custard Factory Open Studios concluded successfully last weekend. We had a great time and due to the strong turnout, we are already talking about throwing our doors open sometime before Christmas 2018. 

Thanks to everyone who came!

Below, #422 Headquarters: Our Meeting Room served as the main hub and refreshment area for people visiting our 4th floor studios. Many cold beers were handed out on what has been one of the hottest weekends of a long, hot summer.

Watch this space!

STEPHEN EARL ROGERS - FIGURATIVE ARTIST

''a vivid sense of character and atmosphere''

Stephen Earl Rogers is an artist with work held in collections across the world. He is a highly sought-after portrait painter whose clients include international art collectors, public institutions, private individuals and families. 

Below: Portrait of Esther, Oil on A5 board

Working mainly in oils, he creates striking contemporary portraits through a highly collaborative process.  His work brings together a deep understanding of the traditions of portraiture with a very broad range of cultural references. Stephen's clients are drawn to a vivid sense of character and atmosphere and the clarity of colour and light present in all of his paintings.

Below: Miss Davies

Over the last decade Stephen has also created several collections of work that sit outside the parameters of portrait painting. His latest collection, the ‘Stirchley Twitcher’, brings together images of birds in their natural habitat with a rich and varied range of representations from different cultural contexts, including tapestries, ceramics and historical artefacts. These are vividly coloured and detailed works that employ a broad range of painting techniques.

Below: Stirchley Twitcher - Migrants

Below: Moped ( Work In Progress ).

Instagram:  stephen_earlrogers

T : 07743 195692

E : Stephen_earlrogers@hotmail.com

W : www.stephenearlrogers.co.uk

LAURA RHODES: CURIOUS ROSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Welcoming the latest member of #422 Custard Factory.

''To me, my camera is a tool to lift people up, to empower people in what they’re doing and how they feel''

I am Laura and I offer photography for brand content, portraits, weddings and bespoke artworks.

I build honest connections and collaborations with other creatives, businesses and individuals. My value is seeing people clearly and bringing that out of them. It's imperative to deeply understand you and your brand; I ask a lot of questions. To me, my camera is a tool to lift people up, to empower people in what they’re doing and how they feel: whether it’s a wedding, a commercial shoot or a portrait session. It’s all about the people and the connection.

I have a unique combination of a Fine Art Degree; with years of fashion and brand experience rolled into one. My work reflects this with its honest expressive and engaging imagery that communicates the essence of the brand, couple or individual.

I strive to seek balance within my photographs; my shoots are fun, relaxed  balance: like a vodka martini with smashed avocado toast. Yoga in the morning and dancing in the evening. To me the best work is produced when we are well-fed, relaxed and open; we will work hard, and enjoy the work.  

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