Born in London, Ontario, Timms, an army brat, moved around Canada until settling in Vancouver, BC, then finally in Courtenay on Vancouver Island. For more than thirty years, Timms has been perfecting her ability to draw and paint. Workshops and seminars with great painters have helped her move forward in this process, but in the main she considers herself self-taught.
After many years of life drawing, she found her passion for painting with traditional oils. Unhappily, a severe allergy to the binders used in oils forced her to look at other mediums, including the new acrylic paint, pastels and finally, watercolors. A weekend workshop in watercolor techniques was all it took and she was winning awards. Feeling the urge to explore a new medium again, Timms turned a second time to acrylic paint and found an exciting and innovative medium to explore.