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.
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
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BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .