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 (46)
short_ribs
Hi there... To the best of my knowledge it is a poppy! Great pic though! Have a good time!
rayburg
The petals look like they're made of paper..very nice capture there miss Kimmers..=)
DennisReed
That's what I thought when I saw it 1st, a paper flower! Cool what ever it is, and I can see how it grabed your interest! Bravo!
nongo
It's a crepe paper poppy I believe... Cool shot!!!! I think you should do more flowers, you do live in sunny California???? should be flower heaven... ;) not like all the rain & wind up here...
DigiArts
It's a gorgeous Poppy- one of my favorite flowers.
nhirschberger
Fantastic flower and capture ! Wonderful colors and textures ! Good luck for the contest ! Excellent work !!! V
WandM
Inside this little beauty the time stood still.
SophiaDeer
Beautiful!! A flower is a gift from the Creator.
Zacko
Hmmm...somethings very wrong with this picture. That flower is soooo beautiful....why would anyone crumble it up like that and throw it away??? #:oP I have never seen a flower in greater need of a flat-iron, lol. Beautiful colors Kimmie. Have a wonderful sunday. #:O)
Chaos911
:) this shot is sooo cool, excellently done!!!!
nathalie06
Mummmmmmmm wonderful Poppy. That's a perfect entry for the Challenge. The texture of this flower is a wonder, like paper. It's early to have Poppy for us now... we must wait one month more ! I love this flower, even if year after year they are always less all arround.... Excellent shot Kimmers ! Have a wonderful Sunday !!!! Hugs V
laocoon
Very beautiful shot ( it's an Iceland Poppy, Papaver nudicaule, they have that crumpled look when they first open )
kimariehere
Thank you for your help i did some further research and found out that this iclandic type is also called oriental poppy- so wow your right! this red bursts open with many crumpled petals ...so it is not old...! This one is Papaver commutatum is commently known as 'Lady Bird
erlandpil
Very nice flower
sharky_
Very pretty poppy flower. Aloha
Drea71
My guess would also be "poppy", but not an old one - just a special kind...
miladyblu
Hello!Amazing shot of this wonderful capture!!i love the very impressive details and the brilliant colors!Splendid presentation!! You made another masterpiece my dearest friened Kimmie!!My sincere compliments for your skill!V!!Thank you for sharing!I wish you a wonderful sunday!A big hug!
ModestyB
It looks like a Papaver. Not somniferum & not Orientale...but I guess Papaver Rhoeas or dubium :) Nice shot
BBarbs
I havent a clue. It does look like a Poppy, but I dont think they wrinkle like that when they are old. I think ModestyB has the answer. Excellent shot. HUGSSSSS
tmathise
That is one bizarre flower, looks just like somebody scrunched it! Thanks to Mark (laocoon) for providing it's genus info. Beautiful capture Kimmers! Have a beautiful Sunday!
maggiemai
Very beautiful macro of this lovely flower. I have seen these in many gardens here in NY and always wondered what they were too because they seem to come in a variety of shades. Thank you for the information ... now I know it is a poppy! Excellent textured look to this... perfect for the challenge Kimmers! :-)
Shari123
A beautiful flower! It does indeed remind me of the paper flowers we used to make out of tissue paper. A lovely shot here!
Digimon
I am no botanist (Though I play one on T.V.) I would go with some sort of paper flower?
jcv2
Obviously a member of the Papaveraceae but I don't know what species the USA do have. Wonderful capture, love to see these flowers! :)
evielouise
well this is so beautiful however hubby is quite familiar with flowers but?? He is not sure of this one but he say's it's not a poppy ,it does have a texture of a carnation as there are so many kinds of carnations ,I'm not even sure if I am spelling that correctly lol Anyway you look at it and whatever name for it she is stunning & wonderful for you to share this with us and you got our brains working lol:
Luka_30
Beautiful vivid colored poppy, my favorite. Wanderful capture!
claridad
Absolutely gorgeous Oriental Poppy. They are some of my favorite flowers and have wonderful colors. Fantastic capture and postwork kimmers. V
jocko500
so lovely looking
Valentin
Wonderful color,light and details... An excellent flower photography !!
Georgy
Great shot to show the beauty and wonderful texture of this flower. WELL DONE!!!!!!!