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 .. .
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Comments (58)
dcarvell
Wow - beautiful - thought it was a painting!
Gor111
Oh how beautiful and cute you have painted this so lovely looking cat! I'm sure that she got definately enough food! LOL What I love as well if the fabulous looking frame around her! Splendid art really! Bravo!!! V
BBarbs
Sure looks like folk art to me. Job well done. I am not sure what you mean by smudging...I assume you are referring to photoshop ? I often use a trackball. Sure takes some good coordination to use it. You did a wonderful job here. GREAT FOLK ART IMAGE !!!!! LOVE IT.
romanceworks
Oh, this is so adorable. Love those BIG eyes and eyelashes and what you did with the original. Like you said, it gave Blade a cheshire look. Wonderful art and I DO LOVE YOUR SMUDGING. V. :o) CC
captainparsa
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL CAT C:
MaryLynda
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this amazing painting of my tabby cat named Blade. Oh Kimmers, this is fantastic, can't wait to make the print and hang it up in my dining room. Love how you made her eyes and lashes....very seductive. Blade also wants to thank you for shaving off a few pounds. LOL I feel so honored that you chose one of my photos to be the reciptent of your creative genius. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!!:o)))))))))) Lots of hugs and kitty licks , Lynda V
DennisReed
Delightful 2D effect Kimmers! It is as though the cat is smilling! :) Bravo!
logiloglu
how cute, i always like your paintings so much. a wonderful and funny portrait. great dedicaton for Lynda.excellent done,Kim. BIG VOTE #:O)
GOLDILOCKSUK
Oh I just love it aren't you clever. Fabulous work V Cathy xoxoxo
Cosme..D..Churruca
Outstanding work... very skilled !
Akinom
Yep, I liked her shot very much, too! :o) And this one is a gorgeous painting, Kim! Delightful! v*****
ovag
Back to your 1st addiction ! Nice work.
cynlee
i remember the photo & warm colors.. beautiful & whimsey work with the curley ques.. you do excel at this! ;]
DRAKELOT
Love your "whimsical folky modern art" !!! LOL !!!
blacq_nyght_vampyre
So very cute!! Excellent paint job.
Hidinthesierras
It looks like you had fun with this one, very cute! I love the warm colors on the black background! Excellent job! 8-)
WandM
It's a lovely work ;)
odie
This is Kimmarie work if I EVER saw it. Precious and terrific! VOTE! :0)
tvernuccio
ah, Kimmers...you just put the HUGEST smile on my face girl!!!! What a MAGNIFICENT job you did!!!! i LOVE it!!!! You're such an inspiration to me!!!! I give you all A+++++++'s!!!!! :)
kenmo
Your talent at smudging is remarkable....
Tedz
Good on You Sister Smudgie....keep the Faith! puuuuuur
Richardphotos
you need to consider the laser rechargeable mouse. it gives far better control than regular. Sam's Club has it for $70. super smudging!!
nongo
You are very talented!!!!! I really love this cat!!!
evielouise
very excellent and cute as can be!!
maggiemai
Soooo cute!!! Finally I get to see an official kimmers smudging that I have heard so much about...hehe :-) It is so cool to look at the original photo of Blade and then see what you did here! Thank you for sharing the link! Fantastic work...love the folk art look of this picture!! Excellent!
rayburg
Kimmers, I don't know how you do such a fine job of smudging with just a mouse. If you got a Wacom tablet/pen, it would be sooooo much easier and quiker for you. This is really fantastic work.. I don't think I ever heard of Paint Shot 7...LOL
tony_br22
Super work you did to this cat.. your smudging here is absolutely fantastic. he he .. yeah, you should try not to have a mouse a while, only a wacom for all mousework, I am sure when you got use to it is would be like driving a car instead of running (or someting like that ha ha)..
tallpindo
I realized yesterday after watching a program featuring the Dogfather and his emphasis on gestures and silence in training the neighborhood dogs were barking at me because of my gestures trained by cats.