Stone has been exhibiting for over 30 years while Sage less then a decade yet each presents well resolved exhibits that make fine viewing.

Sage offers an excellent collection of work involving copper compositions and constructions in steel that present as two sides of the psyche. The lightweight blue-green copper images of small simplified figures in various configurations are delightful. These forms involve acrobatic groups working in harmony to reach a common goal. We want to cheer their effort, which may be only to raise a flag, swing a rope, communicate afar or To Catch the Moon. This latter work has one figure holding a perilously delicate ladder so the figure at the top can reach for a crescent moon. Then marvel at the intricacy of the delicate dance in A Complex Web We Weave. From any point of view, this small work offers excellent balance of composition.

Turn and face the other end of the gallery to view the dark side. Sage's larger blackened steel forms are abstracted with more than a sufficient nod to imagery that sends the imagination plunging into its deepest recesses. There's a Bird of Prey, its body morphing into carrion, spreading solid wings in an effort to pull itself off the plinth. And Pre-flight, a species of dinosaur bird prior to its having evolved wings. Gladiator and The Mercenary are figurative evocations of pain and war but Cocoon offers the most interesting interpretation. We'll say no more, it's up to you to navigate your own dark.

Stone's oil on canvas abstract images capture moods of moonlight, the heat of the land and refreshing watery expanses. In both large and small format the artist works her medium very well. Layers of paint are pushed, dragged, rubbed, brushed wet on wet to blend with the under colour, or wet on 'almost' dry to create interesting textural mixes of hue. Stone works with warm earth tones and cool water tints to capture the essence, rather than appearance, of a place. Titles like Burnt by the Sun and Raw Desert tell us this is the physicality of nature while Secret Shadows Haunt the Dam and A Feeling of Touch on the Horizon lead us more toward metaphysical readings of landscape.

The title exhibit Luminance is warm and gentle in hue, texturally interesting in surface and as inviting as a familiar landscape defused by a dreamy heat haze. A counter to this is the cool blue of Looking Through the Surface, which has us wondering if our feet are planted on terra firma as we gaze into a tidal pool or if we are somewhere 'out there' trying to visually penetrate the atmosphere hiding our blue home planet below.

Both Stone and Sage offer interesting challenges to the viewer, well produced works of art, and an engaging experience.