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 his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A soldier who lost both legs and an arm in Afghanistan has found love with a blonde bombshell he met through his newfound passion for rally driving .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
An adorable rescue dog who had her eyes gouged out by thugs in Romania has found a loving home in the UK .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .
A woman who starved herself to look like Cheryl Cole has told how she shrunk to just under 5st 13lbs after developing anorexia .
WENDY Randall, 16, from Kent is now training to be a bodybuilder after recovering from anorexia .