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Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.

Facebook Portrait Series

In 2012, to keep myself busy during a particularly slow summer, I set myself a challenge to draw portraits of each and every one of my (at that time) 200+ ‘Facebook Friends’, in a variety of styles. Below are a sampling of the portraits from this series.

Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of 'Facebook friend portraits' I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.
Personal work, part of a series of ‘Facebook friend portraits’ I did in 2012, using a variety of experimental styles.

I’ve taken up the challenge again in 2016, and will be doing a new series (the friend list having grown in the intervening years), and will be posting the new entries here as I add to the collection. UPDATE: This project didn’t quite take off in 2016 due to time constraints, but I’ll try to get to more of it in the coming year. Here’s a few new ones.

Portrait of my wife Terri for a continuation of my ‘Facebook Pages’ personal project. Click on image to see larger version.
Portrait of my son, Keenan for a continuation of my ‘Facebook Faces’ personal project. Click on image to see larger version.
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