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.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
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 .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .