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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .