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 (74)
brycek
WOW..This is such a beautiful shot. Excellent work Kim!! V
girsempa
Amazing picture! Very tight shot, and so much beauty to see... Wonderful lights and textures.
Svarg
You do get some fabulous color in your shots. That's for sure. Great capture! The contrast between the sky and thunderclouds is amazing. Beautiful shot!!
Shari123
WOWSERS! This is beautiful! That sky and clouds are gorgeous. An excellent capture Kimarie!!
solrac_gi_2nd
Strong impression here and I love it !!!
CameraObscura
Most interesting. I especially like the forground. As for the colours of the sky, I feel a little correction, especially on the yellow would improve the mage and provide more depth in the sky. Thank you for sharing.
Digimon
Whoaw! Kimmers!! What a cool composition!! Best like this in the verticle format! Love those pastel colors!! Wonderful palette and lighting!!
kimariehere
ok took out the yellow hope thats better ...
Blush
Your right This is dramatic and beautiful You get some of the best shots I am jealous grin Vote n hugs sis Susan~
npauling
A great shot and the colouring is lovely.
leda_moon
Very beautiful shot,I love the colors and the sky is awesome!*V
mahalo_iceblue
I was surprised at this being a photograph!
tmathise
Stunning scene and capture Kimmers! You just keep getting better and better with every work you do! Truly excellent work my friend!
redchilicat
Wooooowww Look at the color of that sky! Very moody. Stunning!
Punaguy
Oooooooo, Nice capture Kimmers...so colorful and full of coming tension..Nice work! Aloha!
2Loose2Trek
Oh! This is stunning Kimmers. V
SoulSearcherr
what a lovely scene
jocko500
very lovely looking
Cosine
This is sooooo pretty. Great capture!
hotracer2
Wonderful colors and scene, great work Kim:):)..V
Richardphotos
what a dramatic sky that only comes by like this once in a blue moon. lucky us you was there and had your camera
romanceworks
Gorgeous aqua and peach tones and just adore the composition. This is a superb shot!!! V. :o) CC
nattarious
WOW! Nice capture again tho... and i love the angle alot.. the sea water seems interesting in colours with the clouds tones.. but i really wished it wasn't that grainy :( are you using any kinda SLR cameras "DIGITAL and or FILMS" just wondering why it is grainy.. other then that it is an excellent shot.. Thanks again for that awesome view my friend.
sharky_
Just Awesome. Doesn't this sticks and stones reminds you of a Luau party about to happen? Kalua Pig........ Beautiful and Excellent job. Aloha
DennisReed
This is exquisite in so many ways. Subject matter, texture, color, and light balance - all superbly captured! Bravo Kimmers
busi2ness
Super shot, good composition of the 2 elements in showing energy withou destroying the mood.
Denger
What an incredible array of textures and colors here... there must have been some weather brewing, all right. If "words will break your heart", then perhaps a picture worth a thousand words may heal it again. Excellent capture!
chips7
This is a photograph? The top half at least looks like a painting. What a wonderful view! Excellent job!
ERMITA
The colors are fantastic. The photo is superb! Bravo!!
Zacko
You deleted the last one? Why? It was beautiful and playful. Well...you replaced it with another fine one. Beautiful saturated colors. Have a wonderful day. #:O)