BBC Hereford and Worcester Rachel Willis finds out more about Meryl Simms and her work:

"I am an artist, living in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. I have always enjoyed using different types of materials but over the past ten years I have worked mainly in watercolours. My favourite subjects are flowers and gardens, but I also enjoy painting landscapes.

'The blue and yellow iris' by Meryl Simms

What is your most successful piece of work?
"I was very pleased with a painting I did of the Malvern Hills - which I am having made into a print.

Have you worked on anything in the local area?
"I have painted many local scenes including: lots of local churches; Sanders Park in Bromsgrove, The Tardebigge Locks, and have completed many commissions of people's homes .

What are you working on at the moment?
"I am currently doing lots of floral work and local scenes and have an exhibition at the botanical gardens in the spring in Birmingham with two friends.

What plans have you got for the future?
"Just taken on a studio at Tardybigge court, Dovecote, Bromsgrove.

Have you got any tips for local artists?
"It is not easy but, believe in yourself and make lots of contacts.