Lauren Williamson is a mixed media artist and the creator of Paintelage™, based in Dayton, Ohio.

Black and white portrait of Lauren Williamson Painting of a rider on horseback, silhouetted against blue, rust and cream textured paint

Wayward

  • A lone figure swinging a lasso, drawn into a heavily textured gold surface

    Wayward I Mixed media on canvas

  • A rider on horseback in dark silhouette over broken layers of blue, rust and cream

    Wayward II Mixed media on canvas

  • Two riders emerging from layered ochre, olive and umber paint

    Wayward III Mixed media on canvas

  • Close detail of the lasso drawn in raised, cracked gold texture

    Wayward I Detail

Debut collection

Paintelage™ on canvas

Wayward is about finding beauty in the path you never planned to take. A year ago, I never could have imagined this is where I would be, or how deeply creating would become a part of who I am. This collection is a reminder that sometimes the roads we never meant to follow are the ones that lead us exactly where we’re meant to be.

Paintelage

A fusion of painting and collage, where texture, unconventional materials, and dimension transform the traditional canvas.

More than paint.
More than a canvas.

Paintelage™ is where painting meets collage, but refuses to stay flat. Created by Lauren Williamson, it combines traditional painting with texture, found objects, sculptural elements, and unexpected materials to give the canvas depth and dimension.

More than a technique, Paintelage™ is a way of creating without limits. Every material has potential, every layer has purpose, and the canvas becomes something meant not only to be seen, but experienced.

Extreme close-up of built-up paint in plum, sky blue, sand and pink
Surface, up close

“No material is off limits when there is a story to tell.”

Lauren Williamson
Detail of the lasso figure in deep bronze shadow
The same lasso figure in warm gold light
Wayward I, in detail
Lauren Williamson smiling, photographed in black and white

Meet Lauren Williamson

Lauren Williamson is a Dayton, Ohio–based mixed media artist whose work explores the space between painting and sculpture. Drawn to sculpture and pottery from an early age, Lauren has always been fascinated by art that can be felt as much as it can be seen. That fascination eventually inspired her to create Paintelage™, a fusion of painting and collage that brings unconventional materials, texture, and dimension onto the traditional canvas. Each piece is built layer by layer, allowing materials to become part of the story rather than simply part of the surface.

For Lauren, this is only the beginning. What started as a personal creative outlet has grown into a new artistic journey centered around experimentation, curiosity, and creating without traditional boundaries. Through Paintelage™, she continues to explore unexpected materials and techniques, allowing each work to evolve naturally throughout the process. Her goal is simple: to create pieces that invite you to look a little closer, and discover something new each time you do.

Lauren’s signature

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Bring a piece home

For available works, commissions and exhibitions, write to Lauren directly.

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