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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .