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 (63)
spselfr
I agree with you the reflection and color are great. fantastic shot
rainbows
Superb caputre! Love the colours, the reflections on the water. In fact, I love everything about it. Such a peaceful place.....
Zacko
I could have sworn ive seen this one before. Do you have another flying goose-shot? Regardless its really gorgeous. Love the strong vivid colors. Have a wonderful evening Kimarie! #:O)
Tore13
eccellente scatto
girsempa
The fact that you took the Canadian in the shadow, makes the tree barks somewhat overexposed, but the green colors and the reflections are absolutely fantastic.
diomedes66
Oh my, what a beautiful scene! Quite a superb capture!
brycek
Absolutely beautiful Kim..gorgeous colors and such a lovely goose. Excellent!!
Digimon
Very pretty! Interesting contrast, the Goose is in the shade, and the Sun seems very bright outside the shadows! Wonderful moment captured!! That new camera has a fine home!!!
busi2ness
You have given the goose a nice space to move into the pic.
Svarg
Beautiful Shot! Great capture of the goose in motion. What a neat place to live, so picturesque.
BertDes
Beautiful view. Lovely colors
tmathise
Splendid compo and capture Kimmers! I even like the oversaturated colors, which gives it an almost painted appearance. Have a most wonderful day!
Margana
Very painterly colors Kimmie,and a lovely composition,as well.Excellent capture!
RodolfoCiminelli
Incredible place.....!!!! Excellent photo of very beautiful and intense saturation of colors....!!!
DennisReed
Absolutely lovely composition, and your so lucky to have had the wild life play into the shot! Bravo Kimmers! This also gives me inspiration to work on a new scene in Vue! Hugs!
Richardphotos
they are one of the more beautiful geese and a marvelous capture. the lightning and pov is perfect
GOLDILOCKSUK
I could totally live there I really could it's just gorgeous and scenic great shot V Cathy xoxoxo
odie
Yes, I agree with Andreas. But I HAVE that other one on my desktop...LOL!! (thanks for that gift...) Just love these water shots. :0)
LostPatrol
Super image, lovel the wonderful light!
jcv2
Lovely capture of this goose, reminds me of Nikki's (soulofharmony) captures! Wonderful work, Kimarie, love it! :)
soulofharmony
well done kimmie.. perfect timing and beautiful composition wtg !!!!
kenwas
Great capture KM!
erlandpil
Good picture
redchilicat
He is really strutting his stuff! Love the reflective water! Beautiful capture!
lafayette
Superb colors i love the brigthness of the water!
Loloe
Superb colors! Great capture! Bravo!!!
jared99
Oh, what a great opportunity to capture this goose on such a pretty lake! Well done!
Onslow
Colourful reflections - great capture :)
kimariehere
andreas -in reply to your comment-!nope i never put up the same pic twice...!!-my other goose rising is from behind and both wings are open this is a side shot which makes the differance also there was a fire and mountains in that shot completely differant ... :O) thanks for your comment!
BBarbs
Wow. Beautiful photo and capture. Love the pose the goose is in and the wonderful colors of the trees and lake etc. Excellent image. Simply marvelous. V