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 (83)
nongo
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! That's quite a collection you have amassed!!!!!!!! Keep up the fabulous work Kimmers we all love you and your wonderful works!!!!!!!!
lemonjim
I can tell this took some work, but it's fun to have such an overview! I remember lots of them, keep up the good work!
Robinho
Congratulations!
evilstoy
Wow, congratulations. That is so awesome.
tizjezzme
Zacko's so funny LOL "do me!! do me!!" LOL anyway, wow.. 300!!! And all soooooo wonderful!! I just love your work .. I look forward to the next 300 :))))) hugs
maggiemai
A beautiful collection of all of your work Kimmers! Congrats hon and I look forward, with everyone else here in RR, to the next 300. I love your beautiful work AND the interesting stories that always accompany them! (You could write a book with your 300 stories!) hehehe Big Hugs and Votes to you! :-)
rayburg
I think I have commented on over 300...I comment and they disappear...lol...You're 300 pics old here at RR...Congrats for being here that long..and I love evey pic and story that goes with it. Kimmie, you have to be here for another 300 and then some. You and a handfull of others are the backbone of the photography gallery..for your 300th, you get a big hug and I don't care if anyone is looking...A BIG KISS...MUWHAAAA
Richardphotos
congrats on 300 and a fun filled 300 it has been. each one a pleasure to indulge
visionart
Congradulations Kimmer!! Please Another 300!!pm_hackworth
Congrats on being gallery of the month! I am very happy and proud of you! I'm so behind I'll never catch up but I happened to see that you got gallery of the month! WOW! Congrats!
jocko500
this is super and I happy for you
soffy
Congrats Kim,what a beautiful and impressive collage you have made here with all these wonderful pics of yours,excellently doneV
squirrel2005
WOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW! Impressing collage!!!!! Congratulations so much Kimarie:) Hugs and happy day!
chips7
A superb collage of brilliant pictures created by a most talented artist. Congratulations!
erlandpil
Congratulation with the first 300 picture
RodolfoCiminelli
Congratulations.....!!! Fantastic gallery of 300 works my friend....!!! Happy day......!!!
morin3000
Excellent excelleant sobresaliendo zeichnet sich eccellendo uitmuntend ~~ ()
((V)) ()((V)) () ~~Punaguy
Yaaaaaaaaay Kimmers! 300 and counting...congrats on your accomplisments here and looking fwd. to at least another 300...Keep up the lovely work, you have so much talent and it's so wonderful of you to share it with us! Have a lovely weekend! Aloha!
maud
Congrats on your 300..Fantastic collage!Bravo :)
vlaaitje
what a lovely collage.......mmmmmm if I count all together during my 3 years at RR..that will be a lot too...but I deleted my gallery twice for personal reasons......so I don't know if it will happens again.....it depends.....I like your work.....your framing is always so lovely......congrats kimmy
SoulSearcherr
wtggg kimmy...I see alot that I have yet to explore..and it is always such a pleasure..your unique style is so lovely..congrats and here is to 300 more
sharky_
Congratulation for your wonderful work and much history/stories to go with it. Excellent. Aloha
SophiaDeer
Congratulations on 300!! Excellent presentation!
odie
Congrats and way to go! this looks like a LOT of work! :0)
Cosine
Congrats, Kimmers on 300. I'm glad you mentioned staying up all night; one of my first thoughts was "I wonder how long it took her to do the collage." Thanks for all the great pics; on to the next 300!
kenmo
Congrats Kimmie... I see you included my favourite image by you... The one of your nephew in Alaska upset that spring is nearing and the ice is thawing... No more hockey for him... All the best to one of the best... Hugs ~~ Kenmo
Gor111
Oh congratulation on your 300th posting! It's always a please to see how you present your womderful arts! Thanks so much for sharing all your wonderful works together with us! I think I will never reach the 300 mark! LOL V
GiMi53
Belated congrats, dear Kimmie, for this milestone anniversary ! Your gallery is a delight and also shows your expertise... Warm hugs ! :~)
bogwoppet
Congratulations! - The important thing here is that you have uploaded 300 images of the highest quality and you should be very proud of your gallery and photography. The one impression that I get from reading your image notes is your constant enthusiasm for your art and the world around you - Bravo! and I look forward to the next 300 :)
Metonicus
Good Lord! The patience it must have taken to assemble this collage.