The Art course

 I was in Kansas City for a week of art at the Kansas City Art Institute. Arriving early, I had an afternoon to spend as I liked. Starving from my journey, I went to the Nelson Atkins Museum for lunch. As I ate I scrolled through their website to see what was on exhibit.

Since I had last been there and wrote about the Glass Labyrinth, they had added a miniature golf course based on art from the collection. For instance, they had designed a Wayne Thiebald gumball machine hole, a Marsden Hartley hole, and the final hole a small reproduction of the museum itself. 

My internal dialogue argued between what fun it would be! and: why would I play mini golf by myself? 

The weather was lovely so I decided to ignore the argument and I signed myself up for a tee time right away so that I could not talk myself out of it.

My putt putt style is hapless with occasional flashes of brilliance. Although today those flashes did not make an appearance.  The course was fun and surprisingly hard. So many times hitting up a steep ramp!

And yes it was super weird to play as a party of one.

 I did not allow myself to cheat or fudge my score because for once I knew that I was going to be the winner of this game.  And that’s a first.

Hole based on art by Marsden Hartley.

Hole #1 in the manner of Wayne Thiebald.

Hole based on art by Roxy Paine.