Books

"A Portrait of Otago" is a soft cover book of paintings by Ron Esplin of his home Province of Otago.  This new edition is the 2013 publication. 

 The beautifully produced "ESPLIN" book tells the remarkable love story of the artist, Tom Esplin, and his wife Edith, a writer. Their work is melded together in a heartwarming travelogue that will transport you back to all your favourite European destinations.

"Wonderful Watercolour" A compact 16 page "How to" watercolour tutorial by established watercolour artist Ron Esplin.

Ron Esplin's new book "A Portrait of Europe" is subtitled an artist's view of the European Continent, Ron has travelled extensively having visited 65 countries around the World to date. Ron has focussed this book on Europe in particular, representing 14 countries with 62 watercolour paintings over 20 pages.
Countries represented are Scotland, Ireland, and England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Turkey, Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina.

"In the Steps Of My Father" is a book of my paintings of the places I have travelled to throughout the world, and I have included text that outlines the stories around many of the works. It traces a notional journey from Scotland to New Zealand and visits many of the countries that my father visited and painted after our family emigrated to New Zealand.
"In The Steps Of My Father" has a hard cover, and features 75 paintings and drawings of locations in 17 countries over 20 pages, and it measures 215mm x 295mm.