Markham Arts Council Art Auction

Make bids on your favorite artwork!

Welcome to the MAC Virtual Art Auction! If you are interested in a piece of art, you can contact the artist directly (see their artist contact info), and make a bid! This lets artists keep 100% of commissions, 100% of the time. The Markham Arts Council is committed to uplifting visual artists and giving them the opportunity to showcase their talent. Interested in placing your art in the MAC Auction? Contact markhamarts2022@gmail.com for more information!
(Paintings, sculptures, photography, multi media, all art accepted).

Artist Name: Edward Abela

Artist Contact (phone/email):  eabela0527@rogers.com

Title of Artwork: Flowers

Date of Artwork: Painted 2002

Medium: Watercolour, 14″ x 21″

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

Artist Name: Edward Abela

Artist Contact (phone/email):  eabela0527@rogers.com

Title of Artwork: Pansies

Date of Artwork: Painted 2002

Medium: Watercolour, 14″ x 21″

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

Artist Name: Edward Abela

Artist Contact (phone/email):  eabela0527@rogers.com

Title of Artwork: Wishing Well

Date of Artwork: Painted 2011

Medium: Acrylic, 18″ x 24″

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $300

Artist Name: Edward Abela

Artist Contact (phone/email):  eabela0527@rogers.com

Title of Artwork: York Region Forest

Date of Artwork: Painted 2017

Medium: Acrylic, 11″ x 14″

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

Artist Name: Edward Abela

Artist Contact (phone/email):  eabela0527@rogers.com

Title of Artwork: Glen Stewart Ravine

Date of Artwork: Painted 2022

Medium: Acrylic, 12″ x 16″

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $120

Artist Name: Bill Hertha

Artist Contact (phone/email):  647.928.0732  /  bill@hertha.com

Title of Artwork: A Rainbow of Fruits & Vegetables

Date of Artwork: March 2021

Artwork Description: A collection of seven 5″x8″ blank, all purpose, greeting cards with images of selected fruits and vegetables, with envelopes and provided in cardboard box with clear cover.

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $30

Artist Name: Bill Hertha

Artist Contact (phone/email):  647.928.0732  /  bill@hertha.com

Title of Artwork: Dried Flowers

Date of Artwork: November 2021

Artwork Description: A collection of eight 5″x7″ blank, all purpose, greeting cards with images of Dried Flowers, with envelopes and provided in cardboard box with clear cover.

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $30

Artist Name: Hilary Thursfield

Artist Contact (phone/email):  hthursfield@hotmail.com

Title of Artwork: Birch Land

Date of Artwork: 2022

Artwork Description: Professionally treble framed called “Birch Land”. Acrylic on Canvas. 31″h x 37 1/2w. Varnish protected and ready to hang. 

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $295

Artist Name: Hilary Thursfield

Artist Contact (phone/email):  hthursfield@hotmail.com

Title of Artwork: Pride of Place

Date of Artwork: 2022

Artwork Description: I call this painting “Pride of Place”. 60 1/2″w x 25 1/2h.  Modern Professionally framed Acrylic on Canvas with a shiny perspex finish ready to hang. 

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $120

Artist Name: Hilary Thursfield

Artist Contact (phone/email):  hthursfield@hotmail.com

Title of Artwork: Desert Sands (series)

Date of Artwork: 2022

Artwork Description: I call this series of two paintings “Desert Sands”. Can be used as one painting or two together (see painting below). Acrylic on Canvas 36″h x 36w per canvas. Varnish protected and ready to hang. 

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

Artist Name: Hilary Thursfield

Artist Contact (phone/email):  hthursfield@hotmail.com

Title of Artwork: Desert Sands (series)

Date of Artwork: 2022

Artwork Description: I call this series of two paintings “Desert Sands”. Can be used as one painting or two together (see painting above). Acrylic on Canvas 36″h x 36w per canvas. Varnish protected and ready to hang. 

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

Artist Name: Hilary Thursfield

Artist Contact (phone/email):  hthursfield@hotmail.com

Title of Artwork: Windblown

Date of Artwork: 2022

Artwork Description:  The first painting I call “Windblown”. Acrylic on Canvas. 24″h x 60″w.  Varnished and protected and ready to hang. 

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

Artist Name: Ken Wightman 

Artist Contact (phone/email):  kwightman@hotmail.com  /  905-470-6347

Title of Artwork: LINDA’S LILACS

Date of Artwork: 2018

Artwork Description: Made with Acrylic paint. This painting is based on fully blooming lilacs from our back yard in Unionville. 9 x 12”

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

Artist Name: Ken Wightman 

Artist Contact (phone/email):  kwightman@hotmail.com  /  905-470-6347

Title of Artwork: WILD ORCHIDS

Date of Artwork: 2011

Artwork Description: Made with Acrylic paint. Inspired by my reading of Proust. 10 x 12”

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

Artist Name: Ken Wightman 

Artist Contact (phone/email):  kwightman@hotmail.com  /  905-470-6347

Title of Artwork: MORNING IN GIVERNY

Date of Artwork: 2018

Artwork Description: Made with Acrylic paint. Based on my trip to Monet’s Giverny west of Paris. 16×20”

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $150

Artist Name: Ken Wightman 

Artist Contact (phone/email):  kwightman@hotmail.com  /  905-470-6347

Title of Artwork: TRENT-SEVERN WATERWAY 

Date of Artwork: 2018

Artwork Description: Made with Acrylic paint. Painted near Lakefield Ontario. 20 x 30”

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $150

Artist Name: Ken Wightman 

Artist Contact (phone/email):  kwightman@hotmail.com  /  905-470-6347

Title of Artwork: STOCO BARN 

Artwork Description: Made with Acrylic paint. An old barn in Stoco near Tweed north of Belleville. 18 x 18”

Minimum Bid for Artwork (CAD): $100

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