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 (70)
SophiaDeer
Excellent!! This is like a step back in time. Brava!
hotracer2
WOW..perfect character impression:):):)...V
rayburg
So you shot the president ..again...LOL...good thing he was out side and not in the theater...Love your presentation..and this guy really looks like Abe...I had a couple of pictures of Abe, but they keep disappaering when I go shopping with my wife...LOL.. Thanks for the big welcome back..little lady(John Wayne talk) LOL...
joost48
One word-Marvellous-.V.
Punaguy
You have captured the essence of Lincoln and his lovely wife..How wonderful this is, perfect in BW which gives it the correct feel to this image...One to be proud of and cherish! V Aloha!
maud
Great historic shot Kim! A very nice photo :)
MaydaMason
a beautiful historical shot! wonderful portrait and background is perfectly ancient!
gwfa
marvellous!!
Gor111
Even I as a Swiss could see it straight away that you have just met A. Lincoln! Oh what a marvellous VIP photography! LOL I love the way how you have postworked this real fantastic shot and scene! Splendid posting as usual! Bravo!!! V
ana-maria
Excellent shot. Love the colors and tones. Looks perfect!!! V
Saurav
Excellent done. Wonderful characters.
kenwas
Like your handling of the post work. Not real old and not new, as if the characters were working their way back through time. Good work KM.
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive picture.....!!! V
romanceworks
Oh, my, this is an absolutely amazing photo. It's Abe! Super postwork. V. :o) CC
logiloglu
what a fascinating and originell serie. your work on colours adds superb. most excellent done,Kim. VERY BIG VOTE #:O)
erlandpil
Very great portrait erland
dragonfly2000
Perfect, especially with the white fence making that diagonal.
kenmo
Honest Abe... Exceptional series Kimmie...any of the greys or blues...????
zoozee
WOW .. it sure looks so real ! .. He is looking so much like Lincoln it is stunning !! .. I can only imagine how you felt when he also talked like him and all !! Must have been an awesome experience :) .. You cought this fabulous picture .. I was at first thinking it was an old photo - but thought naaahhh that can not be .. LOL... Fantastic Job :) V
Tedz
Egads!!!! Bet You made Him twitch...hope He didn't think You...John Wilkes Booth...bang bang....fine stuff Smudgie...salute
odie
Very nicely done! I think I might have tried it in Sepia, too. :0)
marybelgium
amazing and original !well done!
sharky_
Really Beautiful. Love it. Aloha
Valentin
Excellent portrait... outstanding contrasts, lighting and details! Simply stunning!!!
BertDes
Undefinable colors, black and white, beautiful.
sossy
what a fantastic moment it must have been I can imagine because he looks so very realistic like the true ABE! and you captured him perfect and nostalgic! very unique and special capture of old times and maybe fpr real for a moment! did you put another head or face on her or is it the light? ;o)
donvino
Ancient feelings. Beautiful.
Shardz
This is so incredible that it's almost hard to believe! Abe is definitely alive and well, and I can see there are even some cherry trees in the back? LOL! The realism is just incredible and you look fantastic in that beautiful outfit! The authenticity looks painstakingly rehearsed! Excellent work!
kimariehere
LOL NOPE i didnt add the head to Abe ..it was the light pouring in from the back ground the sun was setting...!! THanks for your comment
Akinom
Thanks for showing the original colours in the Forum! Impressive postwork! Has a wonderfully ancient feel to it! Brilliant shot!