ĆĀ Kimarie Chartier here- 43. I live in Canyon Country /Newhall areaĆĀ , 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!!
ĆĀ 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!!ĆĀ ĆĀ 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 camĆĀ 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 - theyĆĀ go with me everywhere and is an an extention of my right hand!!ĆĀ 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!!)
ĆĀ Here is the link to an older webpage of mine ( need toĆĀ seriously get it updated )... !ĆĀ http://www.kimarie.xoom-arts.com
Feel free to email me or say hi anytime my everyday email isĆĀ kimarie_davis@hotmail.comĆĀ ! always love to hear from you!
ĆĀ Thanks for stopping by .. .
Comments (65)
Littlejock
Big clarity and colours Excellent
vladgk
The translucent blue color looks nice in the contrast with the B&W butterfly! :-)
Syltermermaid
Wonderful captured Kimmers, a wonderful butterly, you see tham so seldom now around!! Thanks for sharing!!! Hugs Ute
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid shot.....!!!
cole4965
Looks like a painting it's so beautiful!!!
romanceworks
Buttys always bring a smile - what a beautiful shot.
jonbg1
Oh... Wow! :D
DennisReed
Beautiful photography Kimmers! I love the transparent wings! Bravo!
Denys234
Excellent capture!!
GiMi53
Excellentissime macrophotography !
fredster66
Amazing work!
drag
Wow this ones a stunner. Awesome capture.
Onslow
This is lovely - the detail and the light shining through the wings is fabulous :)
tizjezzme
Such a pretty butterfly; beautifully seen and taken Kim.
Burpee
Such a beautiful capture! I like the blue nub he's sitting on....a very lovely shot!
jocko500
so lovely looking
Gor111
A lovely taken butterfly portrait! Excellent really!!!
dtp
very nice Kim
Georgy
Beautiful KImarie! Is this the one you were taking about? Nice work!
Lyne
OH MY GOODNESS.... one can see his "face"! I know...it's not real but my gosh, sure looks like the cutest face!! :D Gorgeous!! I have only seen these kind in the butterfly dome at the wild animal park... to see one in "the wild"... ! :D
lizzibell
Beautiful butterfly...
tofi
Beautiful butterfly! I like the B&W. A little bit of a variation from the "ordinary". Really gives us a nice look at the patterning and designs of his wings. What is more, is the beautiful "landing post" that he rests upon--- gives the entire photograph a magical reality to it! Well done, and stunning photography!
odie
OH wow... the wings are nearly transparent! Very nice catch.
Svarg
Gorgeous shot, Kimmers!
soffy
fantastic details on the wings,what a beautiful butterfly,thanks for sharing this excellent shot Kim***** :)
ilona
oh my.. this is too beautiful!!! look at those colors... and actually natureĀ“s design!! Amazing shot!
KarmaSong
Superb macro , the details of the butterfly's wings are striking. How beautiful!
jubchuqun
Excellent macro... very sharp, and detailed. I rarely get a butterfly to sit still long enough for me to get a shot of it... much less one this good.
Hawk23
Very nice shot kimmy
amirapsp
Awesome work my art friend...Hugs