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.
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .