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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
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 .
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FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .