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.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
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 .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .