[ALISON]
Caption: I leapt out of the closet and four months later, my father k**ed himself by stepping in front of a truck
While I was in college, exploding into my new life, you were sitting here reading a book
[SMALL ALISON]
Daddy, you saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa one time, right?
[BRUCE]
I did
What's that?
[SMALL ALISON]
In school we're learning maps and globes and Ms. Winsor said draw a map of all the places people in our family have been to
They're for showing in cla** tomorrow
[BRUCE]
What's this?
[SMALL ALISON]
Okay, so this is a keystone because Pennsylvania is the Keystone State
Inside this square, that's Beech Creek
See? Bridge, Ford Creek, school, Fun Home, our house, uh, Aunt Jean and Uncle Randy's house
This is Germany
Oh! John, Christian, me. See?
Floating in bubbles because we're not born yet
[BRUCE]
That is very interesting
Now let me show you how we could make it better
You have the potential to become a real artist
You know that. You do
But, you have to study the forms, you have to learn the rules
Now let's talk about composition
Now this is all over the place
Pick one area
[SMALL ALISON]
Hmm, the Keystone State!
[BRUCE]
No, that's still too much
Here, watch this
Okay, I'm going to draw our mountains
See? See that? See how I'm shading them. That gives them dimension
Make this part look rugged. Mhm. Allegheny Plateau. This dark shaded stripe, bum bum bum, is the front. And paint the long ridges and valleys below. Mhm
[SMALL ALISON]
I want the whole state
[BRUCE]
I'm trying to explain to you
That you can't do that.[SMALL ALISON]
But, let me try!
[BRUCE]
No, Allison,[SMALL ALISON]
This is how it should look.But I like
No you can't do that unlessthe way mine looks!
You want to ruin it!
I'm trying to teach you
Something important!
[HELEN]
Bruce, it's a drawing. It doesn't matter
[BRUCE]
It doesn't matter? She's taking it into to school. She's showing it in cla**
You know what, nevermind
You want to take some half-baked mess into school. You want to embarra** yourself
Doesn't matter to me. Do what you want. I don't care
No, I...I like the one you did Daddy