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.
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .