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 (59)
AristaProductionLab
Awesome!! you sound like an incredibly fun woman!! Congratulations on everything!! http://songramp.com/Gib best regards, Gib.
kennyliu
Some beautiful view here!
ana-maria
What a beautiful view. Love the colors and POV. Excellent presentation!!!
butterfly_fish
OK, this is just... wow!!! Wow!!! I can't believe that's near Death Valley! I used to live near San Diego, and I've been to the desert a few times. Every now and then it surprises you. :-) And I'm with Vjera. I don't think the colors look wrong at all. Excellent composition and presentation! (And yay for U2!!) V
Snow_Angel
Very beautiful composition and pov through this Joshua Tree Kimare! It is absolutely beautiful! Must of had a lot of rain out there this year to be so green.. Lovely photo and work! :)
nathalie06
Ciao Kimari ! Thank you for your last comment that bring me on your wonderful photograph ! Really a dreaming place and and excellent POV ! This tree is amazing ! I love the trees.. but you know that. Have a great sunday.
bleachfix
Love this shot to "Death"...Miracles remind us of who's really in charge of things around here!
Andromeda31
Excellent POV...The colors are great!!! :)
Rob2753
Beautiful image well taken and composed :)
marybelgium
wonderful view and amazingly framed with this tree!
watapki66
Cool composition!
Gor111
I looks that you still like to take your old camera with you! I love the way how you have taken this shot! It's fascinating that the background is still green and not over lighted! Excellent camera setting and POV! Bravo!!! V
nhirschberger
Fantastic composition and capture ! Wonderful colors and textures ! Excellent work !!! VOTE
Michelle A.
Beautiful natural framing with the Joshua tree!
qmont
Bueatiful framing job Kimmer, a Green desert is a very unusual scene, I know how bueatiful it was to see snow in the desert, the one time I was there, this had to be truly amazing to see in person.........V....John
kenmo
A brilliant and very original photograph... I love your creativity in this shot Kim.... V
odie
Vibrant colors that are postcard worthy! :0)
CameraObscura
A wonderful place to visit. Nicely done and the composition is dead on!
Blush
Death Valley Green I say too this is pic postcard worthy Excellent capture sis....I love it Vote n hugs Susan~
nongo
Green day for sure!!!! I'll bet your glad at least that you had your old camera with you for this wonderful sight!!!! super cool!!!!
Wivelrod
Yikes - vivid! I had wear my sunglasses just to comment :D
claridad
Excellent capture of the beauty and expanse of the desert at the best possible time of the year. It takes an artist to pick the shot that you have taken. Excellent!
KiwiMiss
What a lucky and rare shot! Love that tree
drugdoc
The way you captured this...thanks for sharing it!
Raven_427
Hehe - know that CD very well ;-). A wonderful image .. like the way you've set up your view through the tree.
drg357
How on earth could I have missed this amazing photograph on my first run through of your images?!? This shot is simply breathtaking. (V)
sossy
exceptional view and tree! unusual colored scene! wondering about the green desert! impressive capture! ;o)
DennisReed
A most gorgeous scene! Bravo!
shutterbugs
Wonderful shot!