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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .