John Edward Walker, he often signed work as J. Edward Walker (1880–1940) was a British-born, American painter and educator, known for his California Impressionist paintings. He was active in Northern California and Los Angeles between 1913 until 1936. The subject of his work was often seascapes, floral still life paintings and landscapes. He taught art classes from 1913 until 1916 at the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club, in Los Altos in the 1920s and Berkeley in 1932.