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.
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
