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August / September 2019 - Vol. 105

Homage to God's Beautiful Creation
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  A watercolour series by David Kurani

 artwork by
                    David Kurani
View of Michmich -north Lebanon, nearest village to the monastery of Saint Charbel


A noted Lebanese landscape artist shares his faith and vision for extolling God’s handiwork

“I think it was John Singer Sargent who said, ‘An artist is he who has to paint.’ If that is the criteria, then I qualify, although I’m not a  full-time painter. I teach classes in art and theatre in the American University of Beirut, Lebanon/

“Painting landscapes, I feel, is my way of paying homage to the beauty of God’s creation. With the inclusion of buildings and roads, etc., I feel I can celebrate, on paper, the relation of God and Man. That is a favorite theme of mine.  I believe that art is a gift from God in the first place. So, isn’t it appropriate to use it to extol his handiwork?”
watercolour by by David
                  Kurani
A mountain pool in the Damour River, Lebanon 
watercoolour by David Kurani
Gold mountain, Black mountain in Tadjikistan, with a Lebanese donkey addedrr.

watercolor by
                        David Kurani

Trout pools in a mountain river, Baatuta, Lebanon
watercolour by David Kurani
View of Beirut from the mountains, Bzoummar (Armenian Catholic) Monastery on the right

watercvolour by David Kurani
Winter View of Beirut from the North- East

watercolour by David Kurani

View of the secluded  and mostly Greek Orthodox village of Douma, Lebanon


David Kurani is a noted Lebanese landscape artist. He teaches classes in art and theater at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. David has exhibited widely in art galleries and private collections throughout Lebanon, Europe, and the USA. He and his wife Gisele are active members of the People of God in Lebanon, a member community of the Sword of the Spirit. 
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