FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
