An art gallery is looking close to home for the contents of its latest exhibition.

About 200 works by local artists have gone on show at Billingham Art Gallery in the Joint Art Societies annual showcase of amateur art.

Favourite themes include delicate floral studies and dramatic landscapes.

The exhibition includes work from members of Yarm Art Society, Cleveland Society of Botanic Artists, Stockton and Billingham Art Society, Cleveland Art Society and Hartlepool Art Club.