Darryl Vlasak Art

Darryl Vlasak recently became a resident of Lockport, Vlasak, and now he lives in Wisconsin with his parents. He was born in Chicago and raised in Woodridge. Vlasak loves art and says while he’s at it he feels like he’s in his own little world - a world where nothing else matters. His own little world is that of a realist, creating in acrylics such finely detailed paintings that they are often mistaken for photos. By professional definition, Vlasak is a unique artist with unique talent. He is active in United States and is known for stadium scenes, sports figures and botanical paintings. He’s basically a self-taught artist - he only took a few art classes. Astonishingly, given the quality of the work, it’s not easy to believe that he’s a self-taught artist. Initially he focused his works on wildlife and horses, but after winning a few awards, he began to concentrate on sports. His paintings are in many private collections, including that of George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees owner. Satchel Paige, Michael Jordan, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, and dozens of recognizable celebs have been his subjects, and some of his paintings have fetched as much as ten thousand dollars. His works, the framed Darryl Vlasak art hang in many esteemed buildings including Comiskey and Wrigley and in Cooperstown at the Baseball Hall of Fame, N.Y. In a good year, he’s able to turn out, perhaps fifteen paintings, sometimes working as long as sixteen hours at a stretch. His paintings are also in public collections.