Contemporary Abstract Painter

The long road to abstraction

Abstract painting with vibrant streaks of red, yellow, blue, green, and black colors.
Color gradient chart with red, purple, and orange sections labeled 'Linear' in the top right corner.
Close-up of brightly colored, layered bark with yellow, orange, red, and green hues.

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John David Begg’s take on abstraction goes in two directions, Liquid and Linear….

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Black and white portrait of a man with light-colored eyes, wearing a flat cap and a collared shirt, standing outdoors.

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Oasis #oasis 51 × 61cms / 20 x 24” Acrylic on canvas 2025 Another painting from the liquid series. Memories of a bus journey around Morocco in 1983. Colours of the High Atlas and the desert below. Suddenly around the corner, after days
Private view. #privateview A friend kindly took these images so I thought it a good opportunity to show my face here for the first time. #exhibition #abstract #art #painting #johndavidbegg #abstractartistsoninstagram
Exhibition this week #exhibition My first solo exhibition. It has only taken me 62 years to get here. #solo #show #abstractpainting #art #painting #thisweek #johndavidbegg #abstractartist #highbury #london