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.
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
