Avos Sapien Series (is just beginning)

"Marvelous Apotheosis" Oil painting on cradled board 12 x 16", features the endangered and stunning Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird with flora from it's native Northern Peru. It is the fourth painting in my Avos Sapien series. The bees, the biggest competitor to the hummingbird for it's preferred nectar source, bowing down to the divine, a human hand elevating this glorious creature to it's righ

"Deep Breath" Oil on cradled wood board, 8 x 16", the third painting in my Avos Sapien series. The beautiful toucan being held above a clear Mexico City skyline, a dream of how things could be if we can learn to live in harmony with nature and end pollution. The tattoos speak of the delicate balance of life in the toucan's natural habitat.

"Deserted" Oil painting on cradled wood board, 8x16" (see in person at La Luz De Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles at the Everything but the Kitchen Sink show opening July 11 2025). This the second painting in my new Avos Sapien series.

Roadrunners are fascinating and tough little desert dwellers. I always get a little thrill when I see one. Living near Joshua Tree, California I thought it was about tim

"Entanglement"  24 x 36" Oil painting on board, 2024 (Sold) The first in a new series featuring birds and humans.

(Limited-Edition Signed Fine Art Prints Available at vlasicstudio.bigcartel.com)

Avos Sapien Series explores the relationship between humans and nature, birds in particular. I've always had a deep love and fascination with birds, who are often the first creatures to be affected our manip