Lynne Quarmby

Biosketch

Circa 1980 I discovered that dabbling with a children’s watercolour set enriched the pleasure of sitting around listening to music. Gradually, I learned the joys of watercolour paper and paint that comes in tubes. My energy for painting waxed and waned with the phases of life, motherhood and day job, but it was always there. As a scientist, I am well-established: my graduate students and I publish regularly in highly respected journals and I am frequently invited to speak about my research at conferences and institutions around the world. In contrast, although I have been painting for a quarter of a century, only recently have I “put myself out there” as an artist. The first public showing of my paintings was the month of March 2006 at the Alternative Grounds Gallery/Coffee shop, Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto.