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.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
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 .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .