Using just metallic gel pens on the black, reverse side of an illustration board, Filipino artist John Paul “Lakan” Olivares creates incredibly detailed drawings that have a spiritual undertone. While in his earlier works, his pieces were based on the traditional, indigenous cultures of the Philippines, his later work focused more on the magical and mysterious – a tribute, if you will, to the divine world.
Shiva
The Dance of Light
Metatron Rising
Crossing the Streams
Flora Fayerie
Myrrdin
Quetzalcoatl
The Well of Souls