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.
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .