Cobb Collections

𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 (𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥)
spring 2026
acrylic, oil, charcoal on canvas
in artists frame
20.5” x 16.5”

𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰.1 | on view until July 18th in Holland!
𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰.1
oil & acrylic on canvas in artist frame.
9.5” x 11”
available Holland Area Arts Council

𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
the title piece and inspiration for the entire show and collection. American Night is a gesture that explores the philosophy of polarization of our times.

𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵
38” x 38” x 3”
oil, acrylic, charcoal on canvas in artists frame.
winter 2026

𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰..
a recent commission for my friend Shane Smith .. .
𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘨𝘰.

oil and chalk pastel on canvas, white oak, repurposed screenprinting frame (pine).

22”x19”x2”

summer 2026.

𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘰𝘺. showing tonight at 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 in Holland.
𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘰𝘺
oil, acrylic, charcoal on canvas, teak and oak form.
23x30x3in. spring 2026.

𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰.2 .. on view next week.
𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰.2
oil and acrylic on canvas in artist frame.
9.5”x11”

𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥
“I’m going to build me a boat
With these two hands
It’ll be a fair curve
From a noble plan
Let the chips fall where they will
‘Cause I’ve got boats to build.”

Within the lyrical wisdom of Guy Clark’s 1992 ballad Boats to Build, lies the central gesture of this collection of paintings and prints by Muskegon native and Milwaukee artist Jimmy Cobb.

As far as paintings go, it is easy to lack the buoyancy needed to leave the still waters of the wall and glean gently into the swift current of the mind. The intention behind this body of work is to give way to the winds of expression through a combination of sculptural and painting practices.

Boats to Build is a collection of work from the last few years of a budding studio practice Cobb has developed in Milwaukee, WI. There is much to be found on either shore, but greater yet to be discovered in the water between his two homes.

Visually, all the works are charged by the age-old relationship between vessel and water. There is a gesture, broad as it may be, that exists because a rigid object of human invention must endure in a land of ever-changing nature water. While some compositions abstractly recall the colors of a mid-lake passage, others flatly acknowledge a vessel as it lies, each giving its own air to the beauty found in proximity to this relationship.

Boats, mostly sailboats, are pictured here in their various positions. Sculpture exists for painting as boats exist for people, and for seeing that we are made all the wiser.

𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦. on view next weekend .creative ..
𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦. oil, acrylic, charcoal on canvas and ash. 31”x23”x9” .. send me a message if you’d like to see a catalogue of available works.