Rolling Meadows Artist Finds Peace in His Landscape Scenes

After years of teaching high school, Robert R. Cobb of Rolling Meadows pursues his lifelong passion of creating art that draws people into his peaceful world.

Cobb's exhibit of original landscapes is featured through Saturday, April 7 at the Wellness Center of Northwest Community Hospital, 800 W. Central Rd., Arlington Heights.

"I welcome engaging with the public at exhibits to receive viewers' impressions and interpretations of my work," Cobb says. "My work evokes my poetic, whimsical attitude, as I also write and publish poetry in my spare time."

Cobb taught art for decades at Maine Township High School in Park Ridge and adult education in neighboring districts, retiring in 1999. He has won numerous awards as an educator and artist, working in various media including oils, acrylics, drawings, etchings, lithography, calligraphy, and digital art.

Since his retirement, he regularly exhibits at libraries in Lake and Cook Counties and corporate buildings.

Cobb holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University, respectively.

The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Northwest Cultural Council serving the Northwest corridor, a non-profit organization. NWCC supports and promotes the work of area visual artists and poets, offering a variety of programs including corporate gallery exhibitions, co-sponsored by businesses, convention and visitors' bureaus, libraries, and hospitals; art competitions to stimulate and encourage artists; and poetry workshops.

For more information about Cobb's exhibit, call NWCC, 847-382-6922.