Reverse Painting for Adults & Seniors Featuring Pop Up Art School

Learn about the centuries-old art of reverse glass painting and create your own reverse painting! Choose from three images, and paint it using acrylic paint on clear acetate.

Reverse painting techniques have been used since the 16th century. In reverse painting, the details are painted first and then the larger shapes. It's the reverse order of how one usually paints on paper or canvas where we start with the background, add medium to large shapes and then details. Once the image has been painted, it is viewed from the opposite side through the clear acetate.

Best friends and business partners; Janell Scannell and Lisa Walker work and teach side-by-side in their business. Both have earned their BFA's and are certified art teachers for grades K to 8 in the state of Massachusetts.

Janell was a graphic designer and illustrator for 20 years and Lisa has a background in jewelry, ceramics and sculpture.

Pop up Art School has been in business for eight years and has taught over 1,500 art programs in public libraries, plus afterschool enrichment in public and private schools. Both have taught in private and public schools on the South Shore of Boston.