Painting protest
Artist paints vivid picture of destruction and rebirth of his country throughout the centuries.

Poet and painter Paul Batou is sharing the suffering and sadness that has plagued his homeland of Iraq for centuries in a new art exhibit.

The Burbank resident's book of poetry, "My Last Thoughts About Iraq," is being introduced along with 25 of his original paintings during an exhibit at the Harvest Gallery in Glendale.

Paul Batou, a native Iraqi artist, received a degree in pharmacy in 1982 from the University of Baghdad. While in school, Batou worked and was inspired by many teachers and artists studying at the University. In 1980, he had his first art show in Baghdad. During his years spent in Baghdad, Paul Batou placed his art in several galleries, learned to play the guitar, and was forced into service for the Iraq-Iran war as a medic. In 1989, he fled Iraq with his family and  moved to Los Angeles. In the United States, Batou continues to create art and write poems that inspire all those close to him.
 

To order Paul Batou's Book:
My Last Thoughts About Iraq
"it is our Iraq not the shiite or sunis 's or kurds Iraq we lost our influence ,
but we must remain strong."

To order the book on line
www.paulbatou.com

 or
call     888-795-4274  Ext 7876

Paul Batou
2767 Mansfield Dr.
Burbank , Ca 91504

or visit
www.mylastthoughtsaboutiraq.com

 

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