Featured Project · Frederick, Maryland
Snake Man’s Tattoo Shop Mural
Original hand-painted mural designed specifically for the building, its business, and the street it faces.
Original hand-painted mural designed specifically for the building, its business, and the street it faces.
Commissioned work created by hand for private residences, businesses, institutions, historic properties and public spaces.
Portfolio
Every commission begins with the architecture, the surface and what the finished work needs to feel like when you stand in front of it.
View the full portfolioOriginal sideshow-inspired mural designed specifically for the building and its street presence.
Architectural doors hand-painted to disappear into the surrounding Carrara marble façade.
Painted marble and architectural finish work in the Secretary’s inner office.
Restoring missing imitation oak and blending new work into the surviving historic finish.
Hand-painted mahogany created for large architectural doors in a private estate.
Decorative restoration throughout a historic Virginia estate.
Painted mahogany returned to a landmark historic interior.
Large-scale public mural created for a prominent Frederick location.
Large-scale decorative finishes for a commercial entertainment environment.
Ronald Layman
Ronald Layman creates commissioned murals, Italian lime plaster, painted marble, faux wood graining, gilding and architectural finishes. His family tradition in painting and decorating dates to the 1890s, and his own training has taken him through the United States and Europe.
Services
Traditional and contemporary decorative work for interiors, exteriors, architecture and public spaces.
Explore all servicesOriginal, site-specific murals for businesses, homes, hospitality and civic spaces.
Venetian plaster, marmorino and natural lime finishes applied by hand.
Decorative plaster finishes designed specifically for fireplace surrounds and feature walls.
Hand-painted stone with believable veining, movement, depth and polish.
Mahogany, oak and other species painted to read as real timber.
Historic decorative finishes, gilding and specialty architectural restoration.
Heritage
The family tradition began in the 1890s and passed from great-grandfather to grandfather, father and Ronald. What started as a family trade became a lifelong study of decorative painting, murals, lime plaster, marbling, wood graining and architectural finishes.
Read Ronald’s storySelected commissions
From landmark institutions to historic houses and large commercial projects, the standard remains the same: the finish must belong to the architecture.
Painted Carrara marble · Washington, D.C.
Architectural finishes · Washington, D.C.
Commercial decorative finishes · West Virginia
Restoration and specialty commissions nationwide
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