Marine Fine Art

E. D. Walker - Marine Artist

Creator of Marine Fine Art - published by Sumar Publications

For print enquiries email - Ed-walker@sumarpubl.fsnet.co.uk

Ted with Titanic

About E. D. Walker

Ted Walker, is a world-renowned professional marine artist who is equally at home painting deep-sea sailing vessels, the majestic Cunarders, RMS Titanic, and countless other ships of all types and ages. His works are to be found both in public, private and royal collections. He is the official artist for the RMS Titanic Artifacts Exhibitions currently touring Europe and North America.

One of Ted’s recent commissions was to paint the new Cunarder, Queen Mary 2. This work was published as a postage stamp for the Royal Mail and was also available as first-day covers and in educational packs etc. A further commission from Cunard was to paint the old Cunarders Britannia and Persia to be hung in the interior of their new vessel “Queen Victoria”.

Ted takes great pride in being classed as a maritime expert, noted for his authenticity and attention to detail in regard to each work he undertakes, be it for a private individual or a commission emanating from one of his most enduring partnerships with Cunard Shipping. He undertakes commissions regularly and to enable the general public to enjoy his paintings he formed his publishing firm, Sumar Publications. This outlet allows fine-art prints to be supplied, at a reasonable cost, to all who appreciate the beauty and majesty of a ship of any era at sea.

Ted Walker paintings are now acknowledged, by both naval and maritime experts, as importantly significant historical documents as well as outstanding works of beauty in their own right. A selected number of original oils are available for purchase.

Ted’s first book ‘Sea Liverpool: The Maritime Art of Edward D Walker’ showcases 38 of his paintings, nearly all of them with a Port of Liverpool connection.

The paintings range from Samuel Cunard’s Britannia of 1840 to Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 which Ted was commissioned to paint for a Royal Mail first class stamp a few years ago. Amongst other transatlantic liners pictured in the book are the much-loved Mauretania, Aquitania, Franconia, Caronia and Reina del Pacifico as well as the ill-fated Liverpool-registered Titanic and frequent visitor to the Mersey, QE2.

Included are vessels from the romantic sailing ship era along with the Mersey Ferries Woodchurch and Upton, the Isle of Man ferry Manxman, Planet lightship, Royal Navy vessels HMS Whimbrel and HMS Cornwall and the submarine HMS Unicorn. Of special interest are two paintings of the Birkenhead-built Confederate blockade runner CSS Alabama which wreaked havoc among Union shipping during the American Civil War. The last act of that war, the surrender in the River Mersey of another Confederate warship, the Shenandoah, is also pictured in the book.

Ted’s magnificent paintings are enhanced by individual write-ups of each subject specially commissioned from Dr Adrian Jarvis, former Keeper of Port History with National Museums Liverpool. Readers will find them authoritive, and illuminating.

Priced at £14.99, this superb A4-size, 92-page full-colour hardback book is available from various outlets throughout Merseyside or direct from Ted as a signed copy.

For purchase enquiries email - ed-walker@sumarpubl.fsnet.co.uk

For bulk purchases contact the publishers Ron Jones Associates (email: books@rja-mpl.com / phone

For bulk purchases contact the publishers
Ron Jones Associates email: books@rja-mpl.com

Fine art Prints and Original Oils Available
Note: prints and paintings do not have a copyright imprint

For purchase enquiries email - ed-walker@sumarpubl.fsnet.co.uk

Postage and packaging on prints UK £4.00 Worldwide £6.00
Special arrangements for original paintings

Titanic

Titanic Gallery

	Titanic Leaving Belfast for Sea Trials Fine art print size 28 x 19 inches (711 x 482 mm) price £24 Titanic being towed into Belfast Lough on April 2nd 1912 for her sea trials. She is assisted by tugs of the Alexandra Towing Co., Herald, Hornby, Herculaneum and Huskisson.
	Titanic Starting Sea Trials Fine art print size 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) price £12 The tugs pull away as Titanic starts her trials in Belfast Lough.
	Titanic - Pride of Ulster Fine Art Print 28 x 19 inches (711 x 482 mm) Limited Edition Price £60 RMS Titanic passing Bangor on the County Down coast, 2^nd April 1912, Heading for sea trials in the Irish Sea.
	Titanic - Pride and Splendour Fine Art Print 19 x 15 inches (482 x 381 mm) Price £20 Titanic on sea trials passing the lighthouse on Mew Island one of the Copeland Islands.
	Titanic - Sea Trials Completed Fine Art Print 28 x 19 inches (711x482 mm) Price £24 Titanic being assisted by Alexandra tugs in Belfast Lough.
	Titanic – Into the Night Fine Art Print 19 x 15 inches (482 x 381 mm) Price £20 Titanic on the evening of 2^nd April 1912 leaving Belfast for the last time. She is escorted by Alexandra tugs which will return to Liverpool, Titanic will head for Southampton.
	Titanic Leaving Southampton Fine Art Print 27 x 20 inches (686 x 508 mm) Price £24 Shortly after noon on Wednesday 10^th April 1912 Titanic departs from Ocean Dock, assisted by tugs of the Red Funnel Co.
	Titanic arriving at Cherbourg Fine art print 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) Price £12 At approximately 6.30 pm, early evening of 10^th April 1912, Titanic arrives at Cherbourg where she anchors beyond the break-water, she will soon begin to pick up passengers and depart for Queenstown, Eire.
	Titanic anchored off Rochas Point Fine art print 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) Price £12 Thursday 11^th April, 1912, Titanic at the anchorage, Queenstown, Eire just off Rochas Point. Two tenders, “Ireland” and “America” assist. As a passenger tender was passing the stern of RMS Titanic a coal-blackened figure could be seen emerging from the fourth funnel. A horrified gasp went round the passengers, some saying that it was the “Angel of Death” and a bad omen. In fact it was a coal-blackened stoker who had climbed the inside of the dummy funnel in order to get a birds eye view of the scenes below.
	Irish Farewell Fine art print 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) Price £12 The last disembarking passengers have left RMS Titanic and boarded the tenders “Ireland” and “America”. Now, the final passengers having embarked, Titanic weighs anchor and is about to turn and continue her journey to the USA. Fountains Town can be seen in the distance; Ireland will be the last country Titanic will see.
	Titanic Maiden Voyage Fine Art Print 28 x 19 inches (711x482 mm) Price £24 Titanic on her maiden trans-Atlantic voyage in mid-ocean, heading for the New World.
	Titanic Queen of the Seas Fine art print 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) Price £12 Titanic sailing into her last sunset.
	Sinking of RMS Titanic Fine art print 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) Price £12 On Sunday 14^th April 1912 at 11.45 pm Titanic was in collision with the iceberg. At approximately 12.45 am on Monday 15^th April the first lifeboat was lowered.
	“Titanic has gone Sir” Fine art print 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) Price £12 A remark heard from the bridge of Carpathia.
	Carpathia to the Rescue Fine art print 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) Price £12 Cunard liner Carpathia picking up the 703 passengers and crew who survived the sinking. 1,523 souls were lost.
	All Hope Gone! Fine art print 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm) Price £12 RMS Titanic has sailed into history.