Martin Weinstein is a painter for whom the portrait and natural world still hold meaning. His figuration holds together a truth about relationships and the efflorescences of nature. Painting on multiple acrylic sheets, Weinstein captures and isolates the layers of the perceived world. These multiple images are stacked together to create optical illusions and a unique depth of color and space. “People tend to dismiss landscapes,” artist Katie DeGroot explains. “But Weinstein’s work is much more abstract. His technique creates a kind of floating depth. I call it seeing a memory.”