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 (69)
soulofharmony
Really beautiful kimmie.. love the reflections and perspective of the goose.. gorgeous :)
hotracer2
Beautiful scene, love the house in the background with the reflection adds to the image:):)..V
jcv2
Wonderful capture of this special mood here! Stunning work! Take care when meeting the dentist, I hope it won't be painful to you, Kimarie! :)
TwoPynts
How do you get that goose to pose in the same spot in every photo??? Just amazing! ;^P This and all your recent image have been just lovely, but the light and lighthouse-like turret make this one especially dear to me. :)
Digimon
Wow!!! Kimmers! This is so pro!!! What a fabulous composition!!
vlaaitje
this is a nice shot..lovely
Syltermermaid
Again a fantastic shot Kimmie!!!! You are so fantastic with capturing this wonderful atmosphere!!! Your landscapes are so marvelous!!!!! I love this piece in everything!!!
Lledeline
what a beautiful place and shot.
GBCalls
This is a masterpiece. The setting sun gives it a mood of relaxation. Your goose held pose to complete your work. Excellent - most impressive!
Shari123
Such a peaceful place. No wonder you lost track of time. Another beautiful shot!
SophiaDeer
Gorgeous!! The beauty of nature!
leda_moon
Very awesome place!!I love the mood this photo has!!Excellent shot!!**V
maud
This picture is marvelous..all your photos are extremely beautiful! Gorgeous scene Kim! :)
suresh_krishna
Very peaceful and very pretty! Great reflection.
erskogly
Ooooh! Magnificent colors and light. Gorgeous!
Punaguy
You couldn't have named it better...this is so peaceful and calming...just sit back and take it all in....Mmmmmmmm! Aloha!
nongo
Poor Mike is right!!! LOL!!!!!!!! excellent image here Kimmers, love the colors & lighting, and cool reflections!!!!!!***
ARTWITHIN
Beautiful, peaceful evening sunset lighting. What a blessing to have captured this, and what a blessing to have a wonderful husband like Mike. Excellent photography Kimmers.
evielouise
Kimmers,this is the most beautiful photo omg! goodluck at the dentist pulling a tooth is not so bad they're doing wonders today it doesn't take long : get it looked after !! hugs ))
Georgy
"WOW" ana "WOW" again. Beautiful light and capture of the bird in the forground. GREAT SHOT!!!!!!!!!!
nhirschberger
So beautiful ! Gorgeous capture and reflections ! Fantastic light and mood ! Excellent work !!! V
sharky_
Wow...wish I had a house right next to the pond. Excellent capture. Aloha
PeeWee05
ANother perfect and wonderful shot!
cbender
such a beautiful and calm scenery... like it a lot! very well done!
jinet
Beautiful photo, impressive depth of field, nice foreground and background too, beautiful light and reflections.
Stringy
Really nice composition here. Particularly like the warm colours. Great work!
clifftoppler
Shame on you! What about that third bird? Does it have to make a splash to be noticed? I bet he/she had done so earlier after the evening fly. I like the way the position of the tower offsets the "near" goose. Excellent shot, and well handled given the fading light.
tizjezzme
What a beautiful place to be... awesome photo
newleaf
A stunning capture1
Blush
Beautiful...I love the house sis Good luck at the dentist and be sure to ask for pain killers pulled molars tend to hurt at night:( Excellent image Vote n hugs Susan~