Kimarie Chartier here- 43. I live in Canyon Country /Newhall area , Southern California. I have always been an artist . I started drawing at age two. My Mother said when I was a child I always had something to draw with in hand and I would cry when the paper ran out (LOL) ..I went to art school for a short while and have taught art to elementry school kids. I have done many oil paintings , pastels and watercolors , but recently , have been intrigued with digital photography and computer photo art in paint shop pro. now, I mainly work in Paint shop pro 7 and 11. I now also just beginning to work in ADobe photoshop cs2 ! I also am a full time Mom with three girls ( who are all over my gallery) Annie 16, Janel 13, and Christina 10. Between my parenting, photoshoots, Renderosity and playing in paint shop/ photoshop I keep very busy ! I also have a sweet, loving cocker spaniel named Candi who is very needy of much love and attention lol She goes with me on photoshoots-oh- 'cept when I am shooting birds haha cause she is a bird hunter by nature!!
 I LOVE any kind of art .like to draw and paint with basically anything I can get my hands on (LOL)!
I have fallen in love with photography
opening up light and dark and seeing the limitless possiblities! But I do still love to paint too!!  Works like Nightfears , came from nothing but my immagination -drawing/ painting with only a mouse paint and smudge tools from a blank page in paintshop 7. I started out with a Nikon 7900 pocket cam and am at the moment working in photography..now also have two other canon pocket cams a sl900
and sx 100is - mainly all my work in my gallery is done with my little pocket cams - they go with me everywhere and is an an extention of my right hand!! I have a canon rebel as well but it isnt working all that great so manly using the pocket cams for now . Learning..growing and sharing on here is the best!! I don't know what I would do without this site it has helped me learn so much..( this site motivates me so much ) I love it here ! yeah so I got the photography bug ..and I also love to do photo art...!! I, every now and then I will do a painting or a smudging as I call it.( you can see most of my smudge painting works hand done with a mouse on the first two pages of my gallery!!)
 Here is the link to an older webpage of mine ( need to seriously get it updated )... ! http://www.kimarie.xoom-arts.com
Feel free to email me or say hi anytime my everyday email is kimarie_davis@hotmail.com ! always love to hear from you!
 Thanks for stopping by .. .
Comments (50)
DarkestAngel
Look like it's going to go "Pop!" at any moment :-) Have a good trip!
erlandpil
Sweet one :-))))
DELMUR
The fun ! And a "bon appetit" shot!
ovag
Waooh, big mama ! Food must be good at home...
fairyfreak
AAAAAAAAAAAW! Cute ;-)Safe Journeys
ModestyB
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! Puss & Kram
thesymphonyofthelife
so sweet and fun, have a good day
Mondwin
OMG........What a adorable "Hamster"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Superb "PORTRAIT!!!!bravo!V:DDD
ana-maria
What a funny hamster portrait. Sweet shot!!!
February
Thats cute. I have just had jaw surgery so i know what stuffed means.lol. Lovely work:)
Zacko
LMAO!!! Looks like she stuffed her entire body into those cheeks...and thats probably why we can only see the head, lol. MY GOD SHE ATE HERSELF!!!!!! STOP HER BEFORE SHE SWALLOWS THE HEAD AS WELL..hehe. Have fun at Dinnerland was it? Do you have such themeparks as Breakfast-land too.... #:oP Hope you had a good nights sleep and that you and your family have a blast at Disneyland!!!!! #:O*) ...oooh, me smiley got itself a beauty-mark, lol.
hotracer2
lol..lol..fun shot...excellent capture:):):)...v
romanceworks
Oh, such a happy fat little critter - stuffed full of food and love I would guess. Fantastic shot. :o) CC
rayburg
I hope you don't feed everyone in your household like you do miss piggy..if you did, they would charge you double at Disney =)))this would have been a good one to have miss piggys cheeks busting out of frame.. Hey, when you get to Mickeys world look for Tinkerbell and ask her to say hi to all her Fairy friends for Me ..LOL =)Have a great Sunday Kimmers.
sazzyazzca
LOL Hamsters are a riot! Gotta hate those sqeaking wheels all night long though. Very cute!
Digimon
BWahahahahaha!!!! Must be storing up for Winter!!
Shari123
LOL That is hilarious!! I don't think it can pack in anymore food. You better get the camera away from it before it explodes. Have a fun day at Disneyland!!
jcv2
He he he, keep storing all that food, you little hamster! Great capture, indeed, better not try that at home! :)
odie
very funny...and the tight border enhances the stuffed feeling. :0)
Lledeline
Great and funny
DennisReed
Cute, and if this happened to us humans, maybe we what cut back on out eating a little bit! :) Take care not to over-do, and have fun!
2Loose2Trek
This hamster looks a bit like the koi you posted a few days ago in terms of attitude and expression. Cool and funny pic. Excellent!
sharky_
Very Fluffy capture. Love it! Aloha
Snow_Angel
The most content Hamster I have ever seen.. She's a literal balloon! Lol :D Really cute shot! Have fun at Dizzyland! Great place for picture taking! Hugsss :)
Punaguy
Dang look at the size of those cheeks, I don't think you could get another pellet in there...Stand back she's gonna blow! GReat shot! Aloha!
Tedz
Wow! A Hamstar that looks like Marlon Brando as "The Godfarther"
dragonfly2000
And, BOOM goes the cheeks - great closeup.
maggiemai
ROFL!!!!! Love this cute little piggie and also the comments in here....the Godfather... LOL @ Tedz!! Thanks so much for the laughter and this adorable picture Kimmie and have fun at Disney!! :-)
Nameless_Wildness
Be even nicer if in focus!!!!!
webshadow
You know I can never resist your hamster art. This one is priceless! How well I remember the hamster I had when I was young. She was a cereal freak, so I'd feed her some Kix as a treat, and she'd stuff her pouches so full she looked like she had the mumps. You've once again captured both a memory and a huge smile for me, and personally I think it's a perfect shot. Thank-you for sharing.