Faces Project - FIONA PHILLIPS Art Studio

FIFTY FACES PROJECT

Portrait of a blonde boy with blue shadows and a blue background

Portrait of a young black woman with long hair

Portrait of a Latina in pink shirt and green cap

Portrait of a white man with a blonde beard in a cowboy hat

Portrait of a blonde woman with pink lipstick

Portrait of an Asian man in square glasses and brown cardigan

Portrait of a young white woman with blonde hair in sunglasses a red bathing suit.

Portrait of a bald Latino man in a black t-shirt

Binary person with platinum blonde hair and bright blue eyes with the edges of her face disintegrated into color

Portrait of a young red haired white woman on a blue background

Portrait of a female senior citizen with grey hair and green and white shirt.

Portrait of a teenage boy with brown hair in a green beanie

Portrait of a young black man in a suit and tie.

Portrait of a white woman with brown hair in a blue shirt on a green background

Portrait of an Asian man with eyes closed in a blue shirt on a yellow background

Portrait of a blond teenager with one side of the face unfinished

Portrait of young white woman with black and green hair in front of a yellow and green background

Portrait of teenager with blond hair and a grey and white striped shirt

Portrait of black teenage boy in a red hoodie on a blue background

Portrait of a young white girl with blonde hair in a blue jacket on a purple background.

Portrait of a girl in a dark blue shirt against a dark blue background. The side of her face is disintegrating into color.

Portrait of an Asian man in glasses and a black t-shirt.

Portrait of woman with red blonde hair.

Portrait of a white boy with multi colored hair and freckles.

Portrait of a man with a black beard and a plaid shirt on a gold background.

Portrait of a white man with sunglasses and a red shirt.

Black man with an afro with the foreground and background merging from orange to blue.

Portrait of an elderly white man with glasses.

Portrait of a young Polynesian woman with long hair overlayed with flowers and birds.

Portrait of a Native American woman in a blue shirt.

Portrait of young woman with brown hair in a striped beanie.

Portrait of a Latina woman in a blue scarf.

Portrait of a man with a light beard with green eyes.

Portrait of a man with blue eyes and a blue line dividing his face in half.

Portrait of a white man with blue eyes and wearing a blue hoodie.

Portrait of a white bald man with a crooked smile and striped shirt.

Portrait of a white girl in a fascinator hat holding red orchids in front of her face.

Portrait of a boy with dark hair with disintegrating face on a orange red background.

Portrait of a young woman with blue hair hiding behind a yellow orchid

Portrait of a white man in a dark beard and abstract shapes.

Portrait of a blonde man with a beard and an 80's hairdo.

Portrait of a woman with an updo and red earrings.

Portrait of a black woman with a flower in her hair and a flowery dress.

Portrait of a brunette woman from the back. Blue shirt and red background.

Portrait of a white woman with brown side swept hair and confetti background.

Portrait of a black man with an afro.

Portrait of a young white woman with brown hair and red ribbon and a soft yellow sweater.

Fifty Faces is a 18 month project of 50 portraits that were painted from 2016 to mid 2018.
The paintings range in scale from 30" to 64" and consists of friends, family, acquaintances and strangers. The series began with the hope of investigating the psychology and personality of each individual through experimenting with paint application, color, gesture and light. But due to a personal experience became a project to help raise awareness for the devastating effects of stigma on those who suffer from mental illness. One in five of these models suffer from mental illness. They could be your neighbors, co-workers and friends. Look on the blog page to view a video of their personal stories and experiences with mental illness.