Blog @ the Nelson-Atkins

Recent wintry weather caused the usual seasonal difficulties in Kansas City – icy roads and frozen toes. But it also created some beautiful vistas in the Kansas City Sculpture Park .

On this day, the J.C. Nichols Plaza on the Museum’s north side was graced not only by incredible works of art by Claes Oldenberg and Walter De Maria, but a thin coat of ice. The steam from the Museum’s central plant almost reminds me of an Impressionist painting of a train station.

These two braved the elements for an up close look at the splendid combination of nature and art. I wisely remained inside the warm and comfortable lobby of the Bloch Building to capture these shots. Thank goodness for zoom!