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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .