Abstract: A painted display assembly comprising a sheet adapted for the passage of light therethrough and including an exposed front face and a rear face each having painted portions thereon, the sheet being mounted to one side of a mounting frame having an open center wherein the sheet is disposed in covering relation to the open center. A light assembly including a light source is mounted to an opposite side of the mounting frame and is specifically adapted to direct light on to the rear face of the sheet wherein a background scene appears in relation to a painted main scene within a frame viewing surface on the exposed front face.