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.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
AS graffiti goes, this giant mural of a sweet little girl tenderly watering a tree beneath her is a far cry from what you usually see emblazoned across cities .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
AN expectant mum suffered crippling contractions lasting a gruelling two months, due to complications from a rare condition .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
Tina O’Brien, 54, from East Midlands, met Frederick Allchorne, now 62, when she was 15 .