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 (57)
kenmo
Happy Thanksgiving to our great friends and neighbours south of the border... !!!!
jcv2
He he, turkey looks still vivid here! Wonderful capture! glou glou glou :)
lafayette
I don't say anything ,because wae are not better with the geese!
BertDes
A wonderful turkey. Mmm, lovely.
DennisReed
Better that shotting the sheriff! :) Have a wonderful Thanksgiving as well Kimmers!
zoozee
Awww he is awesome kimmers !! :) ... The shot is marvellous :)) .. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving .. and have a lot of fun too ! :) .. We will miss you ... and will be looking forward to having you back again :))
Blush
This is excellent for the holiday sis You find the neatest things Happy Thanksgiving to you as well Vote n hugs Susan~
ana-maria
Excellent shot. Beautiful colors and presentation!
2Loose2Trek
Cool shot and I'm glad to read that you really didn't literally shoot the turkey with a deadly weapon. :-) Excellent!! And Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
claridad
Wonderful shot, great colors! I'm going vegetarian for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I can't bear to think of this guy on my table. Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
qmont
A Very happy ThanksGiving to you and your family this Holiday Season............John
odie
Boy, he sure looks huge when he puffs out all his feathers!! Have a great time in Vegas! :0)
redchilicat
That is one big tom turkey! :-) Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
zoren
a quiet one with my family this year, a happy one to you also... CHEERS!
Richardphotos
do not let the machines goggle your money!! have a wonderful time and the turkey is great. excellent post work. maybe you should have painted the real turkey and no one would it for a meal ,but in an art gallery
BBarbs
LOL. Great turkey. You have a wonderful Thanksgiving too. Excellent work. :-) Yippee Turkey day is tomorrow !!!!
Hidinthesierras
What a cool turkey, it is amazing how beautiful his body is and then you look at his head, I'm sure in the turkey world he is concidered quite handsome! Don't want to think about him sitting on some ones table, though! Have fun Kimmers, see you when you get back! 8-)
maud
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Great shot..Have a great day Kim! :)
avalonfaayre
Cool Turkey! The ones we used to have had a copper color and it changed from coppers to golds to greens..they are really quite beautiful birds. Most of us never see them with feathers! I like this post alot. Hit those slot machines once for me, and keep track of which nickle you use! Hugs. Happy Thanksgiving!
hotracer2
Beautiful Turkey, was in Vegas last weekend racing on their Las Vegas roadcoarse and my wife won enough to pay for our gas and at 5 mpg it was welcome. Have a great time!!:):)..V
miladyblu
Hello!Magnificent image!Wonderful presentation!nice idea!Splendid dedication!Also I wish to all Happy Thanksgiving!!Great work dear Kimmers!Well done!V!I wish you a very nice evening!Hugs!
Akinom
Great capture, Kimmers! Happy Thanksgiving Day to you and yours!
angells
Awesome Turkey, too bad he was on my plate today lol. Hope yours was Happy.
jocko500
hope you did not eat too much like i did lol...cool image
cynlee
that is one gobbleful image! ;] have a good time!
evielouise
If you ate this guy you would be sooooooooo sleepy as that is what turkey does for ya lol great!! love it
webshadow
Hope your vacation was as splendid as this amazing fellow you've shared with us here. What an incredible shot. Love it.