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.
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .