Words  كلمات Dave Berrang  and Rabee Kiwan   Portland artists Rabee Kiwan and Dave Berrang join together to paint words in English and Arabic .   Before words, humans painted on the walls of their dwellings . The alphabet started in Phoenicia, which is   ancient Lebanon . Rabee was born and raised in Lebanon, and has a lot of pride in his culture as well as   his newish home in Portland, Maine . He has mixed paint and words on canvas to express his journey   through life and immigration . Dave has worked in abstract and expressive art over the years utilizing     different media . Dave’s work expresses different periods of his life, emotions, as well as the Maine   Landscape .    Both artists have made videos about their work. You can find Dave Berrang's video by clicking HERE. Rabbe Kiwan's video is HERE.     If you are interested in either seeing this work in person, or pu