Born in Fontainebleau, near Weedon (Quebec, Canada), Jacques Lisée lives in Thetford Mines since 1955. It was in this small town that he first became interested in wood carving. A self-taught painter and sculptor, he has earned his living with his art for the past 44 years. He has pursued his artistic endeavor with a talent and originality that both surprises and seduces. The elderly with endearing physiognomy, earthy characters, caricatural scenes, images cleverly distorted. He has an eye for detail while managing to maintain a thematic unity that gives a unique style to each of one of his pieces. The artist has deftly presented, in a new light, life in the countryside, farm animals, domestic work and scenes of everyday life which, through his humor and inspiration have been transformed into a vast, constantly renewed fresco of daily life. The artist is constantly seeking new mediums to express his talent ...