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Baltimore Portrait Paintings Baltimore Maryland portrait painting from photo of Lincoln

JERRY BREEN newbreen@comcast.net 410-683-1562

Portrait Artist / Portrait Painting from your Photo / Pet Portraits

Jerry Breen is an internationally acclaimed portrait artist. His work has appeared in leading publications in England and Germany, such as The Times of London's Higher Education Magazine. His portrait clients include corporations (Microsoft), institutions (St. John's University and Manhattan College in New York, and the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore) and private individuals (former Maryland Governor Robert N. Ehrlich Jr.). The largest collection of Breen's work is a collection of over 175 paintings of historical figures at Gerstell Academy in Carroll County, Maryland - possibly the largest collection of portrait paintings by one artist in one place in the world. JERRY CAN PAINT A PORTRAIT FOR YOU! See information below. Call 410-683-1562 or newbreen@comcast.net .

Shaka Zulu Portrait

This portrait painting of Shaka Zulu by Jerry Breen occupies a prominent place in Baltimore's famous National Great Blacks in Wax Museum. Unlike many other "portraits" of Shaka Zulu, Jerry based his painting on the only known drawing of Shaka Zulu, which was done in 1824, at the height of Shaka's power, four years before his assassination. This is, therefore, the most accurate color likeness of Shaka Zulu in existence. Shaka is depicted holding his trademark "iklwa" short spear and a large Zulu shield. The background is a view of the South African Transvaal.

Portrait from Your Photo!

Jerry can paint an original portrait painting from your photograph ! Prices start at $750, and vary according to the size of the painting and the number of people in the painting. Serious inquiries only, please. Call 410-683-1562 or email newbreen@comcast.net for more information. Jerry exclusively uses archivally permanent, non-toxic, non-flammable water-based acrylic paints.

Advice to artists: The materials used in traditional oil painting are unstable, toxic and highly flammable. Turpentine is especially toxic, causing brain damage, nerve damage and depression. Ever wonder why so many famous artists - Van Gogh, Rothko, N.C. Wyeth, etc. - committed suicide?

Portrait of Shaka Zulu (c) Jerry Breen 2009

Portrait Paintings Baltimore, Maryland newbreen@comcast.net 410-683-1562

" The Many Faces of Obama"

Barack Obama calligraphy portrait history art print collectible

President Barack Obama portrait painting history Oval Office

Baltimore Maryland Portraits Jerry Breen

Besides the many political cartoons of Obama that I've done in the last couple of years, I've portrayed him in a wide variety of media and genres. The most unusual is perhaps my new calligraphy portrait (left), part of a series that I've done over the years. Others in the series are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Abraham Lincoln. Obama's own words, from his eloquent keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, rendered by hand in calligraphy, form his image. Prints are available. An absolutely unique work of art, and a great gift idea! The more conventional acrylic painting of President Obama in the Oval Office (center) is a new addition to my enormous portrait gallery (179 paintings) at Gerstell Academy in Carroll County, Maryland. (Probably the largest collection of portrait paintings by one artist in one place in the world.) The color pencil caricature (right) is a logo design used on packages of Obama . . . well, air. Some enterprising folks out in Oregon surreptitiously gathered Obama's exhaled breath at his campaign stops in the Pacific Northwest and packaged it in air-tight bags for mass consumption! ORDERING INFO: For an 11 by 14 inch print of the unique calligraphy portrait of Obama on fine parchment, suitable for framing, send a check or money order for $25 to: Jerry Breen, 816A Cinnamon Ridge Place, Cockeysville, MD 21030. For large orders of 20 or more, send just $10 each.

Portrait Artist Baltimore, Maryland newbreen@comcast.net 410-683-1562

Edgar Allan Poe portrait Paul Laurence Dunbar portrait Emily Dickinson portrait

Charles Baudelaire portrait Baltimore Maryland artist Jerry Breen

T.S. Eliot portrait Baltimore Maryland artist Jerry Breen

Maya Angelou portrait Baltimore Maryland artist Jerry Breen

Ezra Pound portrait Baltimore Maryland artist jerry Breen

Baltimore Maryland Portrait Artist Jerry Breen

Baltimore Maryland Portraits newbreen@comcast.net 4109-683-1562

World's Largest Portrait Gallery by One Artist - Gerstell Academy

Possibly the most portrait paintings by one artist in one place in the world - 179 paintings! Location - Gerstell Academy, Carroll County, Maryland (All Gerstell Academy Portraits (c) Fred Smith & Jerry Breen)