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 ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .