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.
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .