Whidbey Island Watercolor Artists

Since this is my first post on this site I thought it might be fun to talk about a good friend.  I’m currently living in one of his studios near Langley. Ron Kasprisin is a watercolor artist and paints out of his studio on Whidbey Island which is just north of Seattle.  I’m sure that many of you know that “An Officer and a Gentleman” was filmed at the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island and at Fort Worden on Bainbridge Island just a short distance away.

Ron’s style like most artists is unique; it is his use of colors that I appreciate the most.

In the mid-1980s, architect Ron Kasprisin AIA received a request by publisher Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY, to revise an out of print book by Arthur Gupthill entitled “Color Illustration and Rendering”. Not soon after, Ron, a pen and ink artist with no background in watercolor painting, signed a contract to do a completely new book on watercolor entitled “Watercolor in Architectural Design”.

Ron then embarked on a self-taught journey into the wonders of watercolor painting, relying on numerous workshops with renowned painters such as James Godwin Scott of St. Louis, Deanne Lemley of Seattle, Carol Orr of Port Townsend WA, and in particular Eric Weigardt of Ocean Park, WA. These master painters guided Ron’s development and enabled him to reach his present successes.

Ron is a Professor in Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Washington; he is in the process of writing a book on urban planning.

Ron works out of his Kasprisin Ridge Studios when he isn’t teaching.  He is also growing central European red wine grapes with his yellow lab Whidbey at his side. Whidbey has a new friend in my dog Sam, he doesn’t look too enthused, but I’m sure that they will become best of friends. Puppies, I forgot that experience!

If you would like to see more of Ron’s work you can visit his blog site by clicking here.

I look forward to having a conversation with the community and meeting as many of you as I can.