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@jonathanbsmall.bsky.social
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I'm an artist in New England with naturist inclinations. I share images of non-prurient nude art.

Prostate cancer survivor.

"But is it worth it, all that time wasted?
Time we could've spent completely nude, bare, naked?" - Soft Machine

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BigBerries 💙💛 @jonathanbsmall.bsky.social · Feb 13
I am working on a series of naturist paintings. If you, along with your friends or family, would like to be the subject of one of my paintings, and you live in New England, DM me for details. I'm willing to go to your favorite beach or swimming hole to take reference photos.
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"Idyll (Bath)," Václav Špála, 1910, oil on cardboard, 14.6 x 24.8", private collection.

Václav Špála (1885 - 1946) was a Czech painter, graphic designer and illustrator.

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A painting of three nude blonde female figures together by a body of water with trees. It is painted in a Fouvist style with simplified flowing forms.
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Untitled (Bathers), Francis Newton Souza, 1946, gouache, ink and pencil on paper, 13 1/2 × 20 1/10", private collection.

Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002) was an Indian artist largely responsible for shaping the Modern art movement in India.

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A painting of eight figures, mostly nude, at a swimming hole. Five of the figures are women, two are children, and the last is hard to discern. The figures are painted in various shades of red, yellow, and brown.
January 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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"The Bath House," Vladimir Fiodorovich Stozharov, 1961, oil on cardboard, 18 1/2 x 27 1/2", private collection.

Vladimir Fiodorovich Stozharov (1926 - 1973) was a Soviet Russian artist.

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A painting of four nude female figures in a sauna with a small window.
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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"Splashing out," Stan Smith,, watercolor and gouache, 19 × 14 3/4", private collection.

Stan Smith (1929 - 2001) was a British artist.

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A painting of two nude female figures sitting at the base of a waterfall.
January 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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"Bathers in the Acequia Madre," John Sloan, 1926, oil on canvas, 20 1/4 x 26 1/4", private collection.

John French Sloan (1871 – 1951) was an American painter and etcher. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Ashcan school.

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A painting of three nude figues bathing in a small muddy desert stream. Two of the figures are women who are standing at the edge of the stream. The third is a child who is sitting in the water.
January 24, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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"Reclining Nude," Robert Broadley, oil on canvasboard, 19.5 x 23.4", private collection.

Robert Broadley (1908 - 1988) was a British-born artist who was active in South Africa.

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A painting of a nude female figure sitting in the sun in a lounge chair. Her hair obscures her face.
January 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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"Scenery from a lake with naked women," Niels Skovgaard, 1920, oil on canvas, 8.2 x 19.6", private collection.

Niels Skovgaard (1858 - 1938) was a Danish painter and sculptor.

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A panoramic painting of a serene landscape with a few trees in the foreground. Beyond the trees, toward the right side of the painting, are three nude female figures who are sunning themselves by a small lake. A forest and mountains are in the background.
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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"Women bathing," Eduardo Sívori, 1916, pastel and watercolor on cardboard, 25.6 x 19.3", National Museum of Fine Arts Buenos Aires .

Eduardo Sívori (1847 – 1918) was an Argentine artist.

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A painting of four nude female figures in a landscape with a small pond amid trees, rocks and grass.
January 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Study For "Noon," Robert Sivell, oil on plywood, 43.5 x 65.7", Aberdeen Treasure Hub.

Robert Sivell (1888 - 1958) was a Scottish portrait artist.

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A painting of four nude (or almost nude) male youths and two clothed females in a landscape. The males are lying amid grass and stones. The two women are only partially seen walking on a recessed path on the left.
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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"The Old Swimming Hole," (boys), Clyde Singer, 1937, oil on canvas, 46 x 40 1/4", private collection.

"The Old Swimming Hole," (girls), Clyde Singer, 1975, oil on Masonite, 37 x 29", private collection.

Clyde Singer (1908 - 1999) was an American artist.

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A painting of a large group of males, mostly nude, swimming at a country swimming hole. The one woman in the scene appears to be escorting her son away from all the frivolities. A painting of a large group of females, mostly nude, swimming at a country swimming hole. One older clothed woman in the scene appears to be escorting her daughter away from all the frivolities.
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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"Två Modeller i Landskap," Birger Simonsson, oil on canvas, 31.5 x 39", private collection.

Birger Simonsson (1883 - 1938) was a Swedish painter, illustrator and professor of landscape painting.

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A painting of two nude female figures sunning themselves outdoors. One woman is sitting on a towel on grass. The other is sitting amid rounded boulders, resting her elbow on one stone.
January 21, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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"Baigneuse," Michel Simonidy, 1920s, oil on wood, 9.4 x 13", private collection.

Michel Simonidy (1870 - 1933) was a Romanian painter, designer and decorator of Greek descent who worked in the Art Nouveau style.

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A painting of two nude female figures on the shore of a lake. One woman is sitting with her legs crossed and dangling toward the water. The other woman is standing and holding a towel behind her head.
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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"Moonlight Rendezvous," Glenn C. Sheffer, oil on canvas laid to Masonite, 25 x 21", private collection.

Glenn C. Sheffer (1881 - 1948) was an American was an American illustrator and painter renowned for his figure and landscape works.

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A painting of three nude figures gathered around a fire in a forest clearing. There are two male figures sitting, one of whom is playing a flute or recorder. The third figure is a female. She is dancing by the fire. A splendid time was had by all.
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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"Poolside Nude," Randall Sexton, oil, 7 x 8", Epperson Gallery.

Randall Sexton (1958 - 2023) was an American artist.

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A painting of a nude female figure sitting in a folding beach chair. The composition is a closeup, showing her from her head to her thighs.
January 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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"Hanging Out," Joan Semmel, 1985, oil on canvas, 68 × 72", Art Institute of Chicago.

Joan Semmel (1932 - ) is an American artist who has centered her practice around representations of the body from the female perspective.

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A painting of a nude female figure in a hammock. The view is from the that of the model looking down at her body, i.e one breast is prominent in the foreground due to perspective.
January 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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"Boys by the Sea," Max Seliger, 1915, pen and ink drawing on paper, 9.8 x 6.3", private collection.

Max Seliger (1865 - 1920) was a German painter, decorator, mosaicist and lithographer.

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A line drawing of a young nude male with younger nude boy sitting on his shoulders on a beach. The older boy has his arms outstretched above him to hold the hands of the younger boy. They are looking out to sea.
January 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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"Study for After Seurat," Ron Schwerin, 1995, oil on canvas , 14 7/8 x 19 7/8", private collection. (left)

"After Seurat," Ron Schwerin, oil on linen, 54 × 72", Zenith Gallery. (right)

Compare and contrast.

Ron Schwerin (1940 - ) is an American artist.

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A painting of three nude female models in an interior. One is sitting to the left on a wooden table or bench with her back to the viewer. The central figure is standing with her left side to the viewer and her head turned toward us. The third figure is sitting in a chair facing right with her left leg up and a single green sock on her foot. There is a wood burning stove behind the left figure and a reversed stretched canvas behind the right figure. A painting of three nude or semi-nude female models in an interior. One is sitting to the left on a wooden table or bench covered with a patterned fabric with her back to the viewer. She has a turban on her head. The central figure is wearing white panties while standing with her left side to the viewer and her head turned toward us. The third figure is sitting in a chair facing right with her left leg up and a single dark sock on her foot. She is sitting on a brown leather jacket with matching leather boots on the floor. There is a wood burning stove behind the left figure and a reversed stretched canvas behind the right figure. Other object in the room behind the figures are: a blue folded up umbrella, a grey totebag, a small print of a painting (perhaps a Cranach the Elder), cardboard tubes, a green bottle, a painting of a sitting nude model, three irises in a vase, and a blue ceramic tea pot.
January 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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"Sun bathers," William Samuel Schwartz, 1930, oil on canvas, 36 x 40", private collection.

William Samuel Schwartz (1896 - 1977) was an American artist who lived and worked in Chicago.

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A painting of seven nude female figures grouped together in a landscape. There is a screen of trees with very large fronds behind them which shield them from an urban skyline in the distance.
January 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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"Bathing girls on the river bank," Carl Hans Schrader-Velgen, oil on canvas, 19.7 x 23.6", private collection.

Carl Hans Schrader-Velgen (1876 - 1945) was a German painter and commercial artist.

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A painting of three nude female figures by a small stream. One figure is standing in the shallow water with her hands on an overhead tree branch. A second figure is lying on her stomach on a blanket on the dirt bank of the stream. The third is holding an article of clothing.
January 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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A recent study of mine of a Hippie Hollow scene: "Sun Seekers," Jonathan Small, 2026, oil on canvas panel, 8 x 10", available.

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A painting of a female and male nude couple sitting on black folding chairs in a dry rocky landscape. They are wearing hats and holding beverages.
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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"Nu allongé," Albert Schmidt, graphite pencil and oil on cardboard, 12 x 17", private collection.

Albert Schmidt (1883 - 1970) was a Swiss artist.

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A painting of a nude female figure sitting in an abstracted landscape. She appears to be on a hilltop looking out over clouds with a conical mountain in the distance.
January 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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This looks like it could be an interesting film.

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January 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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"Penelope," Bruno Schmeltz, 1986, oil on canvas, 47.25 x 47.25", private collection.

Bruno Schmeltz (1943 - ) is a French painter.

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A painting of a nude female figure, viewed from behind, sitting on a man-made stone ledge overlooking a rugged coast with a two masted sailboat sailing by in the distance. There is a copy of Elle magazine beside her.
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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"Water Lilies," Walter Shirlaw, bef. 1899, oil on canvas, 20 5⁄8 x 30 3⁄4", Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Walter Shirlaw (1838 - 1909) was an American artist.

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A painting of three nude female figures by a pond at twilight. Two of the women are sitting on their towels and the third is standing. They are all facing away from the viewer.
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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"The Birds are the Keepers of Our Secrets, 2019, oil on canvas, 48 x 60", available through the artist.

Robert Schefman (1952 - ) is an American artist.

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A painting of a nude male and female couple in a rowboat rocking in the ocean swells out at sea. There are two gulls in the upper left of the painting.
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM