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.
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The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .