Naval
art by Mark Churms available as giclee canvas prints. Mark Churms' naval
art of US Battleships and cruisers includes USS Missouri, USS
Indianapolis, USS Sacramento, USS Baltimore and USS Langley. These
giclee and quality paper art prints are now available from
markchurms.co.uk website dedicated to the work of Mark Churms and
operated by Cranston Fine Arts.
Military artist Mark Churms was
born in Wales in 1967. He gained his degree in Architectural Studies at
Oxford Polytechnic in 1989, but soon his interest in drawing buildings
was surpassed by his love of painting horses and in 1991 he began work
as a freelance artist. His first commissions were for sporting subjects,
Polo, Racing and Hunting. However his consuming passion for military
history, particularly of the Napoleonic era, quickly became his dominant
theme, with the invaluable counsel of French military experts (accuracy
in uniform and terrain of the various battles takes a great deal of time
and consultation with many experts across Europe). Mark Churms joined
Cranston Fine Arts in 1991 and for a period of 8 years, was commissioned
for several series and special commissions. His series of the Zulu War,
and of the Battle of Waterloo were the highlights during this period.
Mark Churms' deep understanding and detailed knowledge of the period
made Mark at that time one of the most prolific and successful artists
for Cranston Fine Arts. Cranston Fine Arts are proud with their series
of superb art prints and original paintings painted by Mark Churms in
this period. We now offer Mark Churms art prints in special 2 and 4
print packs with great discounts as well as a number of selected
original paintings at upto half price.
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| Hearts of Oak by Mark Churms. In January 1793 the 1st Battalion of the 29th Foot leaves Windsor for Hilsea to board Royal Navy fighting ships as there is a shortage of marines. Their new roll is to counter enemy musket fire from the upper decks, to lead boarding parties and to maintain discipline of the crew. They are specially equipped with a new working rig but still retain their full dress red coats and powdered hair (curled locks above the ear are removed) for combat. The regiment joins The British Channel Fleet under Admiral Earl Howe, and detachments are allocated to the following ships of the line; H.M.S. Glory, Thunderer, Alfred, Pegasus and Ramilles. 78 soldiers under the command of Cpt. Alexander Saunders are also placed aboard Captain Harveys 74 gun H.M.S. Brunswick. Howes ships are sent to intercept a fleet, of similar size that has put out from Brest to escort a large convoy of food from America, destined for Revolutionary France. The two fleets make contact but fog prevents an engagement until 1 Oarn on the first day of June 1794. Now, in bright sunshine, the order is given to attack! Brunswick is directly astern of Howes flag ship as the French line is broken. She quickly engages Le Vengeur with which she becomes dangerously entangled. Broadsides are exchanged at point blank range! Sails are shot to ribbons, masts and rigging fall. Grenades, carronades and musketry find their targets and casualties mount. Nevertheless, the ships band, joined by a negro regimental drummer on the quarter deck, keep up moral by playing the new and popular air Hearts Of Oak. The two ships drift helplessly as another French man-of-war, Achille, comes in for the kill but the British gunners deliver such a devastating broadside into this new assailant that she is completely demasted and strikes her colours! In the firefight the figure head, an effigy of the Duke of Brunswick, has its carved wooden hat blown clean away. So, Captain Harvey calmly replaces the loss with his own cocked hat! The captain himself receives a blow to the hand and is subsequently mortally wounded with a section of chain-shot. Cpt. Saunders is killed by a snipers bullet and Lt. Harcourt Vernon (wearing short, non regulation boots to facilitate amputation) is soon wounded as well. The decks are cleared of downed masts and rigging, the dead also go over the side. cl At about one oclock the two interlocked ships are separated by a swell and Harveys brothers ship Ramilles cornes to the Brunsivicks assistance. The crippled Vengeur cannot compete with the skill of English gunnery and the ship is raked from end to end by galling fire. Cheers ring out as she surrenders and hoists the Union Jack. The rest of the French fleet breaks off the engagement. Six of their ships are out of action and Le Vengeur is so very badly holed that she eventually sinks (many of her crew refusing to abandon her. Singing the Marseillaise they re-hoist her battle flag as they slip to their watery grave) This British fleet returns in triumph to Spithead. However, the scene on the Brunswicks splintered poop deck is one of utter devastation. The regiment has 13 officers and men killed, another 18 are wounded and nearly quarter of the ships company is lost. This hard won victory is commemorated by the regiment with Naval Crown (awarded to the regiment in 1909, an honour shared only by the Queens Regiment) and by the adoption of the tune played throughout the height of battle, Hearts of Oak. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 15 inches x 24 inches (38cm x 61cm). Price £65.00  £30 Off Selected Mark Churms Prints - Was £95
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 15 inches x 24 inches (38cm x 61cm). Price £135.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
**Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. (6 reduced to clear) Image size 15 inches x 24 inches (38cm x 61cm). Price £55.00 ITEM CODE DHM0369 |
| BB64 USS Wisconsin 1945 by Mark Churms. WWII Iowa class battleship, U.S.S. Wisconsin BB-64 (camouflage paint scheme - Measure 22) shoots down a Japanese suicide plane (Francis) on a cold day in the Pacific Ocean off Japans Kyushu Island, March 18th 1945. Aircraft carriers Enterprise CV6 and Langley CVL27 can be seen in the distance.... Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 30 inches x 11 inches (76cm x 28cm). Price £230.00
Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 20 inches x 7.5 inches (51cm x 19cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 11 inches (76cm x 28cm). Price £280.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 20 inches x 7.5 inches (51cm x 19cm). Price £140.00 ITEM CODE MC0004 |
| USS Langley II, Leyte Gulf 1944 by Mark Churms. Independence Class light carriers in action on the Sibuyan Sea at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 24th 1944. USS Princeton CVL-23 burns furiously from Japanese bombs as the USS Langley CVL-27, successor to United States Navys very first aircraft carrier of the same name, launches another Hellcat on CAP (Combat Air Patrol) Limited edition of 250 high quality art papewr prints. Image size 13.5 inches x 9 inches (34cm x 23cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 350 giclee canvas prints. Image size 13.5 inches x 9 inches (34cm x 23cm). Price £140.00 ITEM CODE MC0007 |
| Preparing for the Storm by Mark Churms. USS Sacramento (AOE-1) refueling Iowa Class battleships: USS Missouri (BB-63) and USS Wisconsin (BB-64) in the Persian Gulf, 1991. They prepare for Desert Storm, and war against Iraq to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Husseins occupying forces. Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 17 inches x 8 inches (43cm x 20cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £260.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £390.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 17 inches x 8 inches (43cm x 20cm). Price £140.00 ITEM CODE MC0001 |
| Victorys Loss by Mark Churms. British Vice Admiral Nelson of the Royal Navy, is shot on the quarter deck of his flag ship, H.M.S. VICTORY at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar. He later dies from the mortal bullet wound. Despite this loss, the French and Spanish Fleets are roundly defeated in this epic sea engagement of the Napoleonic Wars. Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 30.5 inches x 20 inches (77cm x 51cm). Price £260.00
Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm). Price £160.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30.5 inches x 20 inches (77cm x 51cm). Price £340.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm). Price £230.00 ITEM CODE MC0013 |
| The Big B - USS Baltimore Survives Typhoon by Mark Churms. WWII warship, USS Baltimore CA-68 (camouflage paint scheme - Measure 3 ) crashes through the waves! Violent summer typhoon rages in the Pacific Ocean, off Okinawa in 1945. Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 20 inches x 8 inches (51cm x 20cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 30 inches x 12 inches (76cm x 31cm). Price £230.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 12 inches (76cm x 31cm). Price £280.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 20 inches x 8 inches (51cm x 20cm). Price £140.00 ITEM CODE MC0003 |
| Reign of Fire - USS Pennsylvania, Leyte Gulf, 1944 by Mark Churms. World War Two United States Battlewagon, BB-38, engages Japanese kamikaze (vals) airplanes, at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Pacific Theatre. Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 29.5 inches x 19.5 inches (75cm x 50cm). Price £260.00
Limited edition of 750 high quality art paper prints. Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm). Price £160.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 29.5 inches x 19.5 inches (75cm x 50cm). Price £340.00
Limited edition of 750 giclee canvas prints. Image size 19.5 inches x 13 inches (50cm x 33cm). Price £220.00 ITEM CODE MC0006 |
| Twilight of Perseverance, USS Indianapolis - Rescue at Sea by Mark Churms. USS Bassett APD73 launches LCVPS to rescue 150 crew members of USS Indianapolis CA-35, sunk by a Japanese submarine, having delivered components of the Atomic Bomb. Of nearly 1200 crew aboard the Indianapolis, only 317 survived five days at the mercy of the sharks and the Pacific Ocean! Limited edition of 317 high quality art paper prints. Image size 9 inches x 11 inches (23cm x 28cm). Price £75.00
Limited edition of 317 giclee canvas prints. Image size 22 inches x 16 inches (56cm x 41cm). Price £170.00 ITEM CODE MC0002 |
| USS Yorktown, Tongatabu 1942 by Mark Churms. The famous WWII aircraft carrier, Yorktown CV-5 (paint scheme - Measure 12 ) is at anchor at Tonga in the Pacific before the Battle of the Coral Sea. Her next valiant action will be her last. She will be sunk at the Battle of Midway by a combination of Japanese air strikes and submarine torpedoes in 1942. Limited edition of 350 high quality paper art prints. Image size 15.5 inches x 9 inches (39cm x 23cm). Price £90.00
Limited edition of 350 giclee canvas prints. Image size 15.5 inches x 9 inches (39cm x 23cm). Price £140.00 ITEM CODE MC0008 |
| Miraculously Sheltered from Harm - USS Raymond by Mark Churms. At the Naval battle off Samar near Leyte, a John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort takes on the much larger Japanese cruiser (Haguro) with 5in. gunfire and torpedoes, then picks up survivors from stricken escort carrier St. Lo. Though heavily involved in close quarter combat USS Raymond DE-341, is not hit by a single shot Limited edition of 341 Giclee Canvas prints. Image size 31 inches x 12 inches (79cm x 31cm). Price £280.00 ITEM CODE MC0005 |
MC0001. Preparing for the Storm by Mark Churms. USS Sacramento (AOE-1) refueling Iowa Class battleships; USS
Missouri (BB-63) and USS Wisconsin (BB-64) in the Persian Gulf, 1991.
They prepare for Desert Storm, and war against Iraq to liberate Kuwait
from Saddam Husseins occupying forces.
MC0002. Twilight of Perseverance, USS Indianapolis
- Rescue at Sea by Mark Churms. USS Bassett APD73 launches LCVPS to rescue 150 crew members of
USS Indianapolis CA-35, sunk by a Japanese submarine, having delivered
components of the Atomic Bomb. Of nearly 1200 crew aboard the
Indianapolis, only 317 survived five days at the mercy of the sharks and
the Pacific Ocean! On August 2nd, 1945 the USS Bassett APD-73 was on
Anti-submarine patrol off the coast of Leyte Island. The Bassett
received orders to investigate a group of men in the water some 200
miles away. The ship set course and steamed to the scene. The ship and
crew had no idea that the men they were about to rescue were all that
remained of the USS Indianapolis CA-35. The Indianapolis had been sunk
by the Imperial Japanese submarine I-58 on the evening of July 30th,
1945 while returning from Tinian Island after delivering the components
of the Atomic Bomb. The crew of the Indy was left to the oil polluted
and shark infested waters. Little did the survivors know it would be
almost 5 days before help would arrive.
MC0003. The Big 'B' - USS Baltimore Survives Typhoon by Mark Chums.
WWII warship, USS Baltimore CA-68 (camouflage paint scheme -
Measure 3 ) crashes through the waves! Violent summer typhoon rages in
the Pacific Ocean, off Okinawa in 1945.
MC0004. BB64 U.S.S. Wisconsin 1945 by Mark Churms.
WWII Iowa class battleship, U.S.S. Wisconsin BB-64 (camouflage
paint scheme - Measure 22) shoots down a Japanese suicide plane
(Francis) on a cold day in the Pacific Ocean off Japans Kyushu Island,
March 18th 1945. Aircraft carriers Enterprise CV6 and Langley CVL27 can
be seen in the distance....
MC0005. Miraculously Sheltered From Harm - USS Raymond by Mark
Churms. At the Naval battle off Samar near Leyte, a John C. Butler Class
Destroyer Escort takes on the much larger Japanese cruiser (Haguro) with
5in. gunfire and torpedoes, then picks up survivors from stricken
escort carrier St. Lo. Though heavily involved in close quarter combat
USS Raymond DE-341, is not hit by a single shot!
MC0006. Reign of Fire - USS Pennsylvania, Leyte Gulf 1944 by Mark
Churms. World War Two United States Battlewagon, BB-38, engages Japanese
kamikaze (vals) airplanes, at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Pacific
Theatre.
MC0007. USS Langley II, Leyte Gulf 1944 by Mark Churms.
Independence Class light carriers in action on the Sibuyan Sea at
the Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 24th 1944. USS Princeton CVL-23 burns
furiously from Japanese bombs as the USS Langley CVL-27, successor to
United States Navys very first aircraft carrier of the same name,
launches another Hellcat on CAP (Combat Air Patrol).
MC0008. USS Yorktown, Tongatabu 1942 by Mark Churms.
The famous WWII aircraft carrier, Yorktown CV-5 (paint scheme -
Measure 12 ) is at anchor at Tonga in the Pacific before the Battle of
the Coral Sea. Her next valiant action will be her last. She will be
sunk at the Battle of Midway by a combination of Japanese air strikes
and submarine torpedoes in 1942.
MC0013. Victory's Loss by Mark Churms. British Vice Admiral Nelson of the Royal Navy, is shot on the
quarter deck of his flag ship, H.M.S. VICTORY at the height of the
Battle of Trafalgar. He later dies from the mortal bullet wound. Despite
this loss, the French and Spanish Fleets are roundly defeated in this
epic sea engagement of the Napoleonic Wars.
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