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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .