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)
Gwyn Tyger
you really are quite good at this. i love it.
kenmo
A beautiful portrait of a great looking lady...!!!! V
thuleke
Beautiful...and tender
Lledeline
Great portrait and you are very beautiful.
Henri22
Wouah !! So beautiful ! I like very much extreme lights too
CarlosM
Excellent portrait and postwork of a radiant face. Love its colors! Are you?
zahnfee
Beautiful colors and SMILE!!!
ovag
I must comment this one. I understand why your pictures are so colorful... This painting is really beautiful (as the model...). Your smile and eyes are gorgeous. Wonderful paint, Kim. ;0))
TwoPynts
Well painted indeed! Love your eyes and smile! 8^]
JeffG7BRJ
You certainly picked the right title. Beautiful image by a beautiful lady. Bravo!!!!!
Ionel
Excellently done! Bravo!!!
lior
Simply : gorgeous!
DukeNukem2005
It is a very nice image! Wonderful idea! Very beautiful composition! This job very much has liked to me! Five stars!
Mad-Mike
Oh my, I never went this far back on your gallery before hehe!!! and real glad I did! catches breath this is so lovely and dreamy and beautiful!!! ;-) have a great day sweet pretty you! muah
curveemark
col our full