Ronald Layman
Fourth-generation decorative artist.
Murals, Italian plaster, painted marble, faux wood graining, gilding and architectural finishes created by hand for distinctive spaces.
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Ronald Layman
Murals, Italian plaster, painted marble, faux wood graining, gilding and architectural finishes created by hand for distinctive spaces.
Discuss a Project
Four Generations
Ronald grew up in a family of painters and decorators. The trade passed from his great-grandfather to his grandfather, father and then to Ronald, giving him an early understanding of what careful handwork should look like before it ever became his profession.
That family foundation grew into a career focused on decorative painting, murals and architectural finishes.
Training
Ronald expanded on the family trade through advanced study in the United States and Europe, including Italian lime plaster, scagliola, fresco, painted marble, wood graining and gilding.
The goal has never been technique for technique’s sake. The finish has to belong to the architecture and hold up at close range.
Selected Experience
Private houses, public walls, historic properties and nationally recognized institutions.
Painted Carrara marble · Washington, D.C.
Architectural finishes · Washington, D.C.
Commercial decorative finishes · West Virginia
Commissions nationally and internationally
Teaching
Through The Faux School, Ronald teaches the same decorative methods used in commissioned work—from Italian plaster and painted marble to wood graining and other traditional surface techniques.
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Tell Ronald about the space, the surface and what you would like to create.