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 (80)
zoren
nice snap, excellent eye for the beauty in nature....!
rainbows
Oh! sweetheart, this is incredible. A sublime capture of boys being boys. Sublime colours and light. Yes, I agrre gentle rain wet is soooooo nice. Hugs for all the family. Di.
romanceworks
What a great capture - love the contrast of the playfulness and impending doom. Beautiful colors and comp, too. CC
lizzibell
Beautiful capture...
ultimatemale
wow, now this is really brilliant
Shucoda
I love this, the lighting is perfect, love the reflection of the sun & clouds on the water. The 2 guys playing in the water just adds that something extra.. Well done...
Littlejock
Beautiful pic, You was so lucky with the pocket cam. and Great artistic eye. Hugs
anitalee
Beautiful shot
thevolunteer
Very beautiful capture. They look like they are having fun. Forget the storm. Aloha
kurtsart
lol! I would have yelled "Boys, get out of the water, I'm trying to take a picture here" :) Great capture!
Biffowitz
Wonderful shot, and I like the natural beauty of it. Fab work!!
Samurai_Cat
Such wonderful color on the water! Hard to imagine a pocket cam can take such a great shot.
Svarg
Great shot, Kimmers. The color is extraordinary!
npauling
A lovely capture with great lighting.
brycek
Beautiful capture Kim..Excellent!!
2Loose2Trek
Wonderful picture Kimmers ... you really have a knack for being at the right place with your camera. Well done!
Blush
Beautiful... Such brilliant colors and love those lil ripples... Hugs Susan~
DennisReed
Wonderful capture Kimmers!
Gwyn Tyger
what a really great shot.
goodoleboy
Ooooh, I love the clouds and the ocean effects with the reflections! Wonderful silhouetting of the wharf and the boys doing battle in the water. Bravissima! Cest magnifique!
dtp
fantastik pic kim love the mood... I thing the 2 boy without the mall would be even betta. this is just me... colors are superb...
kimariehere
thanks dtp but for me , the boys are what did it for me- i always like or try my hardest to find something differant and out of the ordinary !!... hehe....
Richardphotos
I noticed today Canon has a pocket camera with 10 megapixels.excellent work
sharky_
Awesome capture. I bet these boyzs would play right thru the storm if they could. Excellent. Aloha
CavalierLady
Kimmie, the color of the water is magic, and I think the boys are an integral part of the story you are telling here. Great shot!
redchilicat
Beautiful shot! Love the gorgeous colors and composition.
gizmo563
Really an awesome capture!
lemonjim
boys will be boys, storms notwithstanding. very nice shot and presentation, thanks!
jubchuqun
There are so many things about shot that I like. The color, the texture, the impending story, the "asymmetric symmetry" (if that makes sense) of the line of the pylons, the action of the boys, and the over all mood. You caught so many things in one shot. You inspire me once again. I just had 4 days off and only took a total of 4 shot on the 4th day. One of my glass laying on my dashboard, on of a bright blue air freshener hanging in my car, and two shots of the moon. None of them were very interesting. I have this Thursday and Friday off... I will have to get motivated again and go out for a ride! :) Li
gunsan
The colors here are fantastic! The blue tones of the wood was what grabbed my attention, before I took in the whole scene.God bless your pocketcam Kimmers!