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.
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
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 .