The Side Gallery presents recent paintings by Stan Washburn whose work draws from daily life, with adjustments:  His interiors, for example, seldom represent any real place.

Stan Washburn says, "I notice the parts of the world that suggest formal elements that intrigue me -certain patterns of light and dark and color, certain surfaces and textures and brushstrokes."  A gentle humor the artist finds appealing is shared by a portrayal of nude gallery-goers, but in the context of art it makes a sort of sense.

Washburn believes the potential for art is everywhere, but some subjects are more engaging than others. "These predispositions and their technical expression are what constitute style: the part of the process that an artist doesn't rethink each time. Style comes from personality and experience-from history, from ancestors. It all gets very tangled and complex. If it were less so, the results would be much less interesting."

Washburn received his MFA from California College of Arts in 1968.   His etchings and paintings are in major collections throughout the country.