Ebony and Ivory

I witnessed the despicable ugliness of racial segregation in the American Deep South on several occasions when travelling by car with my family from Montreal to Florida. What I saw was simply shocking and had a permanent impact on me. I have lived my life with zero tolerance for any form of discrimination and bigotry.

This painting was inspired by the experience described and the Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney duet of the same name.

“Ebony and Ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don’t we?”

acrylic on canvas  16×16