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 (61)
ovag
Great shot. Well done Kim
LostPatrol
I'm glad that you did put this up, it is a wonderful image.
Shari123
What a wonderful surprise! An outstanding shot, even if it wasn't planned for. Well done Kimmers!
hush5605psp
Gorgeous Picture!
soulofharmony
perfectly done kimmie winks..!!! beautiful composition.. like lost patrol.. excellent:)
Chaos911
wow, super work, i like this one alot, excellently seen and taken :)
Svarg
Wow! This looks like a painting! Wonderful colors. Great job, as always!
odie
Jeepers!!! This one is awesome! :0)
solrac_gi_2nd
Amazing !!! The unexpected may surprise and cheer up us most of the times ... this is the case !
danob
A great shot kimmers! The goose has to be part of the appeal but takes my eye off the wonderful vista a bit..
fluffgirl
what a beautifull place... great photo... exellent shot...
sharky_
The Canadian goose rose to the occasion. Beautiful shot. Aloha
Nath06
Excellent capture as usual and splendid light!!! Bravo :)
Blush
I'm glad you put this up I love it Excellent capture sis Vote n hugs Susan~
nattarious
Another excellent shot from you.. i love the colours again and the mood in that post tho.. the clouds are killers and the goose or duck is awesome with a nice action capture.. wish it was complete! don't you think it needed abit room at the buttom! other then that! it is a fav+ so keep it on please.. Thanks for sharing your awesome art..
vlaaitje
lovely !!!
hewee
Wow the suprise made this a great shot.
Loloe
Wow! great surprise! and the landscape is so beautiful! Bravo!!!
Cosme..D..Churruca
Genial mood... fantastic colour.... all ! Sublime surprise !
Kropot
Beautifull, colors work this way, very beautidull, did I say that? Yep, I did.
evielouise
This is incredible I should be so lucky to get these kinds of shots and take as lovely as you can beautiful as can be wow!
2Loose2Trek
Very nice and serendipitous shot, Kimmers.
Gwyn Tyger
sometimes the unexpected is some of our best work.
weesel
Well, Kimmers. All 'bummers' don't come out that way! This is really a nice image. Definitely a keeper!
Digimon
Yes a happy accident indeed! Love the goose!!
npauling
Fantastic colouring and the water really sparkles. The goose was a lovely surprise.
nongo
Maybe that goose smelled the smoke & decided to ski-daddle... LOL!!!! excellent capture Kimmers!!!!
Punaguy
An unexpected surprise indeed...this guy fits the image well~ Such a dramatic sky and colors in this image..Great shot Kimmers! Aloha!
erskogly
If only all accidents had an outcome as lucky as this one! The goose makes it a great picture - excellent accident!
CharismaSelfr
Beautiful shot!!