FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens. These amazing illustrations were created by Portuguese solicitor and artist Samuel Silva, who has had a strong interest in drawing since he was two years old. ‘I have been interested in drawing since the very first time I ever touched a pencil and a sheet of paper, when I was two years old.’ says 31 year old Samuel, now of London. ‘After that day, I never stopped drawing. Unlike most children, I didn’t start by scribbling; I just instinctively drew straight away.
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .