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.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
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 .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .