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.
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .