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.
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .