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.
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .