Cobb Collections

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.

‘𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵‘ a collection of painting and drawings centered on the idea of night blues, polarization and the gestural in-between. may 22nd.

come down to south milwaukee / cudahy .creative for a Friday reception starting around 6p and running into the evening. the gallery will be open 10-5 saturday as well. bring friends, feel free to hang out, there will be a little bonfire in back weather permitting. cheers.

double-handed 032826. fair winds on a recent commission.
double-handed 032826
oil and acrylic on canvas over white oak.
12”x 21” x 3”

‘nightwindow (San Diego)’ from study with love, looks good in all blue too.
31”x34”
oil, acrylic, charcoal on canvas over reclaimed window frame.

painted rendition of Ripley album cover. recorded .milwaukee out everywhere now, throw it an ear.