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 (45)
electric
youre too beauty..cooler psp screen
Tamela.J.
Very beautiful! Xcellent painting! V
kellendor
Once again, amazed what you can do with a mouse. Wish I could get you a Wacom tablet and bless the world. Great work!
Lissa_lei
Nice flow, good colors and lots of lovly lites. very nice. Lina
LFNForever
Absolutely beautiful!! :)
ianmarke2005
Beautiful work - a lovely expression and the colors are just perfect... :)
kenwas
Nicely done and appropriately titled.
marybelgium
absolutely beautiful !
NightHawkRN
It still blows me away that you are able to do such AWESOME work with a mouse. Really love the soft tone and the way the light picks up the detail in the face. Another one of your fabulous images. Keep 'em coming. Hugz,,,,Pedro
Richardphotos
what a beautiful and sincere smile you have!!! excellent effect and does look like a painting
Nod
It's still smashing. ;)
leamarie
Those eyes are just so gorgeous =) Beautiful picture.
potrimpo
39 years old? Wow.
Zacko
STUNNING!!!!!!! With a mouse??? NO WAY!!! What magic could you not create using a Wacom then i wonder. #:o) At first glance at your thumbnail, i was convinced this was a photograph. EXCELLENT WORK!!!
visionart
"Superb Paint Effect. This Portrait Shows That You Have Much Talent And I Would Love To See More Of Your Artworks. Superb!!"
tony_br22
What can I say .... beautiful. Full stop :-)
tvernuccio
Totally amazing!!!!!! I'm quite impressed with what you've done and would love to learn more about how you did this!! i love the lighting, the painted look to this, and those wonderful red strokes!!! beautiful artwork & gorgeous self portrait! From what I've seen of Chrissy, i think she must look just like you!!! Excellent work! vote!
german_tom
Not only are you very very very talented (with just a mouse?!? amazing!!) but also, if I may add, very very beautiful!
kennyliu
A beautiful painting! Sweet smile!
zoren
I agree, your cotnrol with the mouse is excellent! great portrait!
B_PEACOCK
You know you are a very beautiful lady .I am very impressed with your gallery .Very impressed .Thanks for the awesome comment on my image .You made my day .Thank you
dorkati
You are beautiful! You and the picture too :)
cynlee
gorgeous image... what a smile!!... love the looseness of stroke... inspiring me to try again painting with a mouse :]
ModestyB
Lovley smile, indeed :) I Use a digital pen instead of the mouse....think it feels very odd with the mouse. They arent very expencive...20 dollars or so.. But U manage very well with the mouse ;)
kimariehere
i think i have grown so used to the mouse that i wouldnt feel comfotable with a digital pen.... i love gliding my little mousy around!! thanks for the sweet comments on my smudgy mousework ..i never learned how to do paintshop 7 or took any tuturials all came by having a bad camera and having to make up for it LOL!!!!!!!!!
avalonfaayre
This is gorgeous, and you are beautiful.
BorisB
What a beautiful and kindly face! This is quite an impressive work of art !!
qmont
I think your work is execellent, and you are going in my favorites list, because i don't want to miss anything of your art............Wow....John
nathalie06
That's a beautiful auto-portrait. You are really a good painter and your works with photographs and photoshop are really amazing. Thank you to have had me in your list. It's really a pleasure and an honor. Have a nice day. Nathalie
bern
Beautifully done, nice model too :-)