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 (66)
escafeld
Hi Kimmers, I love your yellow umbrella :) You love anything old that has charm. Well I'm almost antique, but I don't know whether you would call me a collector's item LOL. Hugz, Dave
jcv2
With sunflowers even the rainy days are filled with sunshine! :) Wonderul work!
crooster1
Excellent! I would be proud to add this image to my portfolio.
Akinom
Yep, sad but beautiful! Good luck! Find yourself some fine stuff, hon!
logiloglu
she is looking sad and tired but so beautiful in itscolours and vitality. great POV. an excellent photography and presentation,Kim. V HUGZ * #:O)
Georgy
I loooooove this is sooooo beautiful.love the drops of water too.GREAT SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jocko500
hi do you do ... say the sunflower lol real good shot
SophiaDeer
Very beautiful Kimmi! There is something magical about sunflowers.
silverhalide
Beautiful shot here kimmers!
Richardphotos
they are beautiful flowers and even drooping this is superb. thanks for sharing this
DennisReed
Wonderful image Kimmers! I too like the Giant Sunflowers, they always remind me of humble old folk! :) Bravo!
rayburg
Kimmers..lovely.. I agree with all 41 peeps above me..that's an easy way out =)))
Blush
Sunflowers are so captivating.....we had a whole field of them on a road that was just beautiful and they mowed it down this week wish I felt like taking a pic of them never thought of it until I saw this beautiful flower....... This is beautiful gets my Vote Love n hugs Susan~
DIANE603
My birds would love to get a hold of this one!!
sharky_
Huge and beautiful. Excellent. Aloha
nongo
The petals are so heavy with the raindrops, but she still stands proud!!!! excellent image Kimmers!!!!
claridad
I think the sunflower looks so downcast, yet still sunny at the same time. Makes me want to stroke it and say, "It's OK, you're still beautiful!". Your eyes see so much beauty, and I'm really happy you share what you see with all of us. Excellent work! V
webshadow
Oh, how wonderful! There is nothing so magestic as a field of sunflowers..and even the rain cannot dampen the beauty of this specimin. What a gorgeous capture...it could be a print! That unfailing eye of yours captures yet another true wonder. OUTSTANDING! v
uniquedreamer
What a lovely shot of this rain drenced sunflower!
Shari123
I love this rainy sunshine! The rain really enhances the photo I think. If you watch the sunflowers, soon the birds will start eating them and you can get some fantastic photos then. Bravo Kimmers!
Ti-Paul
The sun can't shin every day for you my lil California girl!:)Cool shot my friend!Don't you get this new cam of yours wet now, you hear!:)
Punaguy
Poor thing the rain gave it a good beat down...but you have captured it wonderfully! I'm glad you got your new camera up and running, it's paying off! Aloha!
tvernuccio
it's beautiful, Kimmers!!!! very nice POV of this poor little wet thing!!!! looks like you intentionally overexposed the background here? i like it like that...against the white it certainly does like stunning!! one thing to think about would be to erase out the trees on the left. i find them just a bit distracting, and i think it would make for a better overall presentation and would make the image more balanced if the left side had a white background like the right side. i so much enjoy looking at this Kimmers!!! It's gorgeous!!! :)
dragonfly2000
This looks hyper real, like you taken airbrush to it and created 'ultimate sunflower'. Love it.
kimariehere
thank you all nope this is untouched only clarified !..
2Loose2Trek
Well done. I have to agree with dragonfly2000 -- it does have that airbrush quality that I find so appealing. Excellent!
Snow_Angel
Awwwee! This is an adorble Sunflower! It has so much personality,lol! Very clear focus too! Wonderful photo capture! :)
cynlee
luv sunflowers too.. classy image with the plain white border.. wet & wonderful! :]
Hidinthesierras
You did an excellent job on this! It has so much character, I love the way it is drooping down! With out the trees to give it away in the back ground I would have thought this to be a painted card! Love it! 8-)
Gor111
Oh what a beautiful color photography of this huge and so fabulous looking sunflower! How beautiful the color setting is and how fabulous the water drops are covering this wonderful looking flower! I really love this shot! Bravo!!! VOTE