What People Are Saying

about Segnatura and Leonard Porter’s Sacred Art

“(Porter’s) Stations breathe new life into a seemingly forgotten idiom, and do so with a unique sense of thoughtful and spirited grandeur.”
–John Varriano, Emeritus Professor of Art History at Mount Holyoke College

“Porter’s contemplation of the relationship of the real and the ideal has made him perhaps the most articulate painter of Christian themes working today.”
–Denis McNamara M.Arch.H., Ph.D. , Assistant Director, The Liturgical Institute; Author of Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy

“The pictures are so beautifully composed, theologically detailed and richly painted that we are drawn into them.  Christ’s redemptive Passion is brought home to our very souls.”
–James McCrery, Principal, McCrery Architects

“Porter has mastered – indeed, reconstructed – an extremely demanding pictorial style to the degree necessary to paint enchanting pictures. And that is no small achievement.”
–Catesby Leigh, Art & Antiques Magazine

“The thoughtfulness and beauty of Porter’s work brings sophistication and dignity to representational painting that embellishes the public realm as well as private spaces. Incomparable conceptual rigor and skill in the creation of paintings and murals.”
–Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Dean of Architecture, University of Miami; Arthur Ross Awards Jury Chair, 2006

“Porter brings his vast wealth of knowledge to the Stations, making them not only emotionally moving, but intellectually rewarding. The stations are loaded with complex and intelligent symbolism which works on many layers. Even though the Stations as a devotion are familiar to me, I was amazed at his layering of meaning and the very virtuosity of the project.”
–Denis McNamara M.Arch.H., Ph.D. , Assistant Director, The Liturgical Institute; Author of Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy

“Perhaps the first truly stunning altarpiece painting of our time.”
–Christine Franck, Author, Educator and Architectural Designer; Board Member, Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

“Porter’s Christian imagery redefines our expectations for beauty and truth in art,  rendering our souls much the better for having experienced it.”
–James McCrery, Principal, McCrery Architects

“A new symbol of hope now rises before visitors to the intimate Shuman Chapel at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in downtown Fort Worth.”
–Matt Frazier, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (commenting on Porter’s Christ in Majesty for Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church)