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 (84)
Darthmagus
Awesome!
RGUS
Bugger I love your canyon shots... they just make me realise how damn insignificant I really am... and what's with the temperature... it's still bloody cold here in New Zealand... but spring is just around the corner!
EdwinDrix
I love the colors and the composition. Excellent capture, bravo.
brycek
Beautiful capture Kim..lovely place to visit!!
rainbows
A superb capture, Kimmers. Simply stunning!! Happy Birthday to Marlene. Hugs for you both. Diane.
Janiss
Fabulous colors and the POV is perfect... gorgeous dedi for Marlene!
odie
Lovely!! Good choice for a bday image!
DennisReed
Stunning Capture Kimmers! I'm way behind on my ebots so comments will be short, but I do enjoy seeing your work! ;)
amorales
Spectacular capture of a spectacular place.
CavalierLady
Ah, yes, I see the face! What a spectacular place this is! I have really enjoyed your series! A great image and dedication!
Littlejock
Colours and composition is just lovely.. Very artistic pic. Hugs
BorisB
I love the Bryce Canyon, fantastic colors and textures, GREAT!!!
Gwyn Tyger
relics of medieval times. a perfect capture
Ionel
Superb view!!!
claude19
Always this same love of wild nature. A beautiful parabola still on the beauty of Nature and its safeguarding! Thank you Kimarie to show us this splendid landscape of castle!!!fav
tizjezzme
Gorgeous photo and dedi for Marlene -- Happy Birthday Marlen! :))
stolta
Wow,great landscape,very beautiful colors, Superb view.
SoulSearcherr
HB Marlene...S
Blush
Love this sweet sis Adding it to my favs TY for your comment on my new one as well I am so very sick with a migraine today Hugs Susan~
kenmo
So beautiful Kim...!!!!
busi2ness
Excellent depth and earthly colors. I'd love to see this Canyon too. Happy birthday Marlene.
Biffowitz
Wonderful capture, the colors are amazing!!
3Dillusions
Beautiful place, its freezing in australia this morning, lol, its spring and yesterday was really warm, weird weather for sure :)
hotracer2
excellent image, great lighting and compo:):):)
babuci
Love the red color of this rocky mountain, fantastic scenery. Happy Birthday Marlene.
MrsLubner
The red rock canyons are a favorite whether in Utah, Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico...wherever! These are majestic. Too bad something this pretty is found in a blasted desert...:-)
drawbridgep
You know that the 3d software Bryce got it's name from these canyons? Reason enough to leave a comment, let alone that it's a fantastic shot.
1010
Spectacular Kimmers, a beautiful vista!
TheWarlock
are you sure that isn't the state of colorado? :P Happy b'day!!!!!
Margana
Thank you sweetie! This is gorgeous! Wow what a shot. The colors are spectacular. It's so wonderful of you to dedi this beautiful pic to me. It goes straight to my faves, where it would have gone even if you hadn't 'given' it to me. Again, this is GORGEOUS!!!! Thank you thank you thank you! Big hugs always- Marlene :^)