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.
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
