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 diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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 .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .