Ron Lightburn (born June 24, 1954) is a Canadian illustrator turned landscape painter.
He had created seventeen book covers leading up to 1994, which included ones for Denise Robertson and William Bell.
[9] During this time period, Lightburn became a children's book illustrator in 1991 with Waiting for the Whales.
[11] Leading up to 2012, Lightburn contributed to multiple publications by Sheryl McFarlane and Nan Gregory as part of his 13 illustrated books.
[14] After ending his literature career in 2015, he created his third Nova Scotia Highway 101 sign as a landscape painter during 2017.
[15] Lightburn used "rough sketches ... to work out content, colour and composition" for his illustrations.
[18] Lightburn focused on "sensitive subjects such as death and illness" before moving on to different topics.
[9] In works with his wife, Driftwood Cove was inspired by people who lived on Sombrio Beach.
[23] For Waiting for the Whales, Lightburn won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award during 1992.