Lissanne Lake has been a full time freelance illustrator for over thirty five years. She earned her bachelor of arts in illustration at Jersey City State College in 1978, and then went to work in advertising in New York for a number of years before turning to illustration and fine arts.
Since then, she has done art for well over a two hundred book covers, including covers for best-selling authors such as Terry Pratchett, Thomas Disch, Raymond Buckland & David Bischoff. In addition, Lissanne has created hundreds of other paintings for magazines and game products and other publications.
In 2001, she published her own tarot deck jointly with Raymond Buckland, the Buckland Romani Tarot, for which she did all the art.
She has had her works displayed in various gallery shows across the nation, and has won numerous awards & best-of-shows. She moderates a weekly group painting portraits from live models in Wallington, and frequently does demonstrations in acrylic technique and portraits.
In 2014, she completed a 100’ mural STOP! In Jersey City, on Secaucus Road. This was commissioned by the Jersey City Mural Project. In 2015, she did the Gateway mural on Main Street in Hackensack, ‘Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’. In 2018 she did Magic Parade at Supremo Supermarket in Jersey City, which covers 2 walls, using a cherry picker and a lift, and volunteer painters. The combined length is 120’+ width and nearly 30’ high. In 2019, she did the mural Promenade on Sip Avenue in Jersey City which is 10’ high and 80’ long. Promanade was wholly designed by members of the local community. In 2022 she painted the 20' long mural Frogs on St. Paul Ave in Jersey City. Last year she did two rain barrels for ArtsBergen, Egrets and Cupcake Dragons
She lives and works at her home in North Bergen, NJ, and has always been a NJ resident.
When I do art for murals and civic projects, my main goal is to beautify the community and make it a happier place. I always try to reflect the people of the neighborhood in my art, and I like bright colors and to bring a smile to the passersby. I have done a variety of civic projects for different communities, murals, rain barrels, recycling bins and even a 6' light bulb. It also makes me happy to see people still enjoying them today!
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