Leonardo: He hates it! It’s a very good...

Leonardo: He hates it! It’s a very good likeness, and he hates it!

(Lisa rushes over to the painting. She is indifferent about it).

Lisa: You know, Leonardo… why does every painting need to always look so perfect? Why can't a person be just made up of, I don’t know… simple lines, or stick shapes?

Leonardo: (Chuckling) A “stick” man! That's childish. It not how an “artiste” portrays the world!

Lisa: But it's still “art” isn't it?

Leonardo: Most definitely not.

Lisa: (Takes the brush out of Leonardo’s hand). I have something to confess… I’m not really sick.

Leonardo: (Sarcastically) Oh really! (Rotates the artist easel away from the audience and replaces the canvas with what seems to be another blank one (It actually has another painting on it).

Lisa: It’s just that… I’m soooo bored! You know, the only time I really feel alive, is when I paint.

Leonardo: Women can not paint!

Lisa: (Sternly) Why not?

Leonardo: Well… They don't have the… um… They just not designed to… um… It's just not done! Leonardo sits down on the chair).

Lisa: Why?

Leonardo: I don't know… For the same reason man can't fly, I suppose!

Lisa: I wish I could fly. I would build a large… (Draws a shape with her hands) ...A large… swirly, helix spiral shape, and make it, you know… “chop, chop, chop” through the air?

Leonardo: (Excited) A helix–chopper! It could almost work! (He picks up a pad of paper from the table and begins sketching, unaware of Lisa’s location). It would need some supports… And light materials.

(Lisa walks over to the canvas and begins painting).

Leonardo: It would be… amazing… (He shows Lisa his sketch). No, it would be… far too dangerous! What if you lost control? What if you fell out… you'd plummet to the ground like a fallen angel!

Lisa: I don't know, maybe you could use a large… parasol umbrella that could, you know, gently “shoot” you to the ground.

(Leonardo looks inspired and begins sketching on another sheet of paper. Lisa continues painting).

Leonardo: A parasol-shoot! Maybe with ropes tied to you, and a large silk canopy. You could jump off castles… And cliffs… And helix-choppers. Like this.

(He shows her a sketch of a parachute design).

Lisa: Ha, you just drew a stick-man!

Leonardo: No I didn’t… (He looks at his sketch) Oh, yes I did!

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