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Mother transforms her children into zombies, cave trolls and The Hulk Christy Lewis rediscovered her passion for painting by using her children’s faces as her canvas.

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Christy Lewis rediscovered her passion for painting by using her children’s faces as her canvas.

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The world's ugliest face painting: Mother transforms her children into zombies, cave trolls and The Hulk
Stunning images of fiery celebrations in China and Romanians wearing bear costumes make up winning entries in global photography competition
Me, myself and I: Artist's incredibly life-like pencil drawings which all feature several self-portraits
Sculptures by 19th Century French artist Auguste Rodin and British pioneer Henry Moore brought together for first time to compare their iconic works
The real Dirty Harry! Driver makes murals of Hollywood stars on windows of filthy buses after drive-through washer breaks down
Picture on Sir Francis Drake's wall is a £20m Rembrandt self-portrait: Artwork uncovered after being left in storage for 18 months
Now that's some explosive artwork! Photographer captures moment water balloons burst
The dogs with a Napoleon complex! Art collective dress their pets in hats to mark dictator's birthday

Stunning images of fiery celebrations in China and Romanians wearing bear costumes make up winning entries in global photography competition

The World Photography Organisation has today revealed the winners of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards, with amateur photographers hailing from countries as far apart as Chile and Vietnam. The judges have whittled down nearly 55,000 entries in the Open category to just 10, who will now will now compete for the Sony World Photography Awards Open Photographer of the Year title. ...read

Me, myself and I: Artist's incredibly life-like pencil drawings which all feature several self-portraits

Artist Veri Apriyatno features no less than seven times in one of his artworks (pictured) in which each figure seems to be drawing another one

Artist Veri Apriyatno, from Tangerang, Indonesia explores various emotions he has felt at different times during his life in his works to better understand himself. For the series, entitled 'Narcis Diagnosis', Mr Apriyatno drew inspiration from himself 'as a matter of subject and object'. ...read

The artistic bus driver who draws some really filthy pictures on his back windows

The detailed drawings are the work of bus-driver Robert Burden, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, who creates images of musicians and actors on filthy windows. He began working on the bizarre collection after his employer's bus-wash broke down. His collection includes actress Pen Entwistle (left), musician Captain Beefheart (top right) and Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor (bottom right). ...read

Picture on Sir Francis Drake's wall is a £20m Rembrandt self-portrait: Artwork uncovered after being left in storage for 18 months

A £20m painting hanging in the former home of Sir Francis Drake has been confirmed as a self-portrait by the Dutch Master Rembrandt (left).

Sculptures by 19th Century French artist Auguste Rodin and British pioneer Henry Moore brought together for first time to compare their iconic works

Snapper: A member of staff takes a sneaky picture of Rodin's Adam before the exhibition opens to the public

Sculptures by Auguste Rodin are to be displayed in the grounds of The Henry Moore Foundation at Perry Green in an exhibition showcasing famous works by the two artists.

'He'll go down in history as a great artist': George W. Bush's painting teacher talks about his prowess - and penchant for painting dogs

Former President George W. Bush spent a month getting private painting lessons in Florida alongside his sister-in-law, where he showed a fondness for painting small dogs

Former President George W. Bush spent four weeks in private lessons alongside his sister-in-law in a home in Boca Grande, Florida where they improved their technique and expanded their artistic horizons.

French villagers help government raise €4million to buy back famous Courbet painting 'The Oak of Flagey'

Gustave Courbet's painting 'Le chene de Flavey'

'The Oak of Flagey', unveiled at the Courbet Museum today, depicts a large oak tree that once stood in the village of Flagey in eastern France.

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The $300,000 cottage that came complete with thousands of paintings… worth $30MILLION

Discovery: Thomas Schultz, pictured, surrounded by paintings by Arthur Pinajian, an unknown artist whose house was filled with thousands of artworks when Mr Schultz bought it in 2007

Two men bought a bungalow on Long Island intending to sell it on for a $100,000 profit, but found more than 3,000 paintings and drawings by Armenian-American artist Arthur Pinajian.

Cloudlands of Dubai: Dreamy images of dawn breaking over the desert city taken from the 85th floor

Clouded view: The busy capital of the Arab Emirates is engulfed in a fog bank, completely covering the crowded streets below, making the city appear as calm as the surrounding sea

Dubai is a busy city, continuously moving and expanding sideways and upwards, but in these photographs the oil-rich city appears calm and at peace as the morning fog engulfs even the tallest skyscrapers. Shot from the 85th floor of the Princess Tower in the Dubai Marina, these stunning images capture rare moments of tranquility.

Now that's some explosive artwork! Photographer captures moment water balloons burst

Amateur photographer Scott Dickson from California invented an innovative way to burst water balloons and capture the moment that the water escapes. Once he has mastered the process he began to experiment using (L-R) colour, and props such as sunglasses, himself and an American hat.

The dogs with a Napoleon complex! Art collective dress their pets in hats to mark dictator's birthday

A Minneapolis based art collective has created a series of adorable photos called 'Dogs with a Napoleon Complex' featuring puppies dressed as the French leader Napoleon.

The art of a tasty lunch! Father brightens up his sons' sandwich bags by drawing a cartoon every morning before school for five years

David Laferriere, from Attleboro, Massachusetts, has been doodling on the plastic lunch bags with a Sharpie marker since 2008 - before taking a quick snap of his handiwork and posting it to his Flickr account.

Let's hope they don't topple! Artist insists new boulder sculpture is perfectly safe (although it looks anything but!)

The large-scale boulder sculpture, called 'Rock on Top of Another Rock', was unveiled at the Serpentine Gallery in London's Hyde Park today.

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Stunning images of fiery celebrations in China and Romanians wearing bear costumes make up winning entries in global photography competition

Me, myself and I: Artist's incredibly life-like pencil drawings which all feature several self-portraits

The artistic bus driver who draws some really filthy pictures on his back windows

Picture on Sir Francis Drake's wall is a £20m Rembrandt self-portrait: Artwork uncovered after being left in storage for 18 months

Sculptures by 19th Century French artist Auguste Rodin and British pioneer Henry Moore brought together for first time to compare their iconic works

'He'll go down in history as a great artist': George W. Bush's painting teacher talks about his prowess - and penchant for painting dogs

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