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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .