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.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .