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 .. .
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Comments (60)
SaintFox
This is charming and delightful - and your aunty is right: You should do art!!!
Lissa_lei
Very cute dog, nicely painted, love the flowers and frame around him/her? Hard to imagine you do this with a smudge tool and mouse, such clear colors. very good, Lina
kenmo
Fabulous image...
Tedz
awwwwwww...real happy happy Art :]
brycek
A cute and sweet dog..beautifully painted!!
maud
Delightful and cute image..very well painted! Great art my friend :)
Shari123
What a sweet image for a friend. I just adore the animals that you paint. You should enter the I love to paint contest!
Jay7347
Love the image and the sentiment even more...nicely done! -jay OK, I got dogs...I'm a big sucker for any kind of dog stuff! ;-)
jocko500
very cute looking dog ;real good
cynlee
so sweet of you!!! Zacko's sure to have loved it when he saw it, probably printing it up to hang on the wall... we see so much of Eija to know how much he's loved... really gorgeous work Kimi!! I made myself go to bed last night at 4 after working on pics & framing, kind of feeling it now, but know what you mean, feels good... but this is a real eye opener & all cheerfully happy! KC & the Sunshine Band :]
Ensomniac
Very nice Kimmie, you have a kind heart.
hewee
You did it again Kimmer and are getting better and better so don't stop. All your work is Excellent and the storys behind them also.
cwk
Wow... your pixel-pushin' skills are really amazing!! Eija is a beauty... done up very nicely in flowers and frame! Fantastic!! :D
anniemation
Real beautiful and happy! You are an amazing painter!
Richardphotos
this is one of your best that you have posted here. very excellent art-V
MOOOW
Wow!!!excellent painting and vivid colors ,especially I like your freehand touches so powerful ,fantatsic dedication for a friend,Well done my dear friendVOTE
Digimon
Love the dogies!! This is a stupendous portrait!!
MeredithWilson
Dear Kimarie, the portrait is beautiful and so is the picture of your friendship. Both are very touching. And despite it's digital natural it has a very "oil" feel about it. Truly awesome work and your are very, very talented! Excellent! Love, Meredith
tvernuccio
awwwwww, Kimmmers, this is sooooooooooo sweet!!! You really make the most beautiful paintings, and in this one, i expect Eija to start running any second and go chasing butterflies!!! I love that field of wildflowers and all the warmth and sunshine surrounding Eija!!!!! What a wonderful, wonderful tribute for Andreas!!!! You both have such wonderful hearts!!!!!!!! I'm soooooo glad you did that Google search and found your way here!!!!!! luv & hugggggzzzzzz!!!! P.s. How was your KFC????? Yummmmy that sounds grrrrrreat!
Punaguy
Such a lovely dedi here...beautiful colors and worth every bit of the work you did on it. Excellent job, I know Andreas is tinkled pink!
_Breeze
Wauw great painting. Excellent work :-) Hugs D
kennyliu
Wow, lovely painting! She's cute and joyful!
Gor111
I'm SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!! This painting looks simply said glorious! Fantatsic dedication!!! I love this one! Thanks for this posting! Bravo!!! BIG VOTE
BorisB
Wonderful composition, excellent work ! Bravo! I like the images of Zacko very much!!
tony_br22
Oh, what a wonderful painting of Zackos dog, she looks so sweet and super details in the nature surounding her!!! the light and colour are super - very well done .. v
nhirschberger
Fantastic image ! Wonderful colors and expression ! Excellent work !!! V
Judithone
When you give from the heart it always comes backto you in more ways than one. Andreas is very blessed to have a friend in you. Beautifully painted, you stayed with her character.
webshadow
Perfection....just perfection! Hard to say much else when staring into the face of one of God's greatest gifts....the unconditional love of a cherished pet. Somehow you've managed to capture just that, in the eyes of this wonderful spunky little lady. How you are able to do that by smudging digital paint around a digital canvas is yet another wonder and gift to us all here. Excellent stuffs....keep 'em coming. VOTE
gunsan
Such a sweet gift, so full of life that I am sure she soon will jump out of that frame and begin to lick my nose :-) Awesome! We have the same favourite program I read, PaintShopPro7, I refuse to upgrade :-)
curly-locks
Beautiful! and looks just like Eija for sure!!! (lol well like the photos we have seen!)