Valerie Simms is an Oxfordshire based figurative artist.
The course allowed her to investigate all forms of art and design and find her own pathway to higher education.
She then went on to do a H.N.D Design Illustration course at Swindon College School of Art which she graduated from in 1997.
Her love of portraiture has since led her to produce a portfolio of work in a realistic style with an illustrative feel, each piece creating a mood either through expression or colour.