Captain Garry
Jennifer Rosnell
Captain Garry [detail] 2024
Portrait of Garry Dwyer
Oil on timber
61 x 46 cm
About the Artwork
Captain Garry is my lifetime muse—my dad. He is the one person I can always rely on to do a sitting for me. I have drawn and painted him since I was 16 years old. Often, he would fall asleep in the chair as I drew him. He looks like an old sea captain with his beanie and bushy beard. He never owned a boat but proudly owned a black canoe that he would take my siblings and I out on the local lake for sea adventures.
About the Artist
Jennifer Rosnell is an Australian-born artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, specialising in the figure and anatomy. With a professional background in graphic design, she has always maintained a strong commitment to life drawing, which continues to underpin her practice. Jennifer loves to emerge herself in the story of her sitter.
She is a previous finalist in the Percival Portrait Painting Prize with a portrait of Ken Done, and a five-time finalist in the Portia Geach Portrait Prize. Jennifer was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the Mosman Art Prize and is represented by Olsen Gallery, Sydney.