Swineford may have seen the regionalist within himself, but a significant amount of naturalism exists there also. His landscapes of the college farm are evocative of the peace that Swineford found within nature. Many of these are depicted seasonally and generate ideas of a cold winter day, the cleansing of spring, the stillness of an Oklahoma summer, and the color palette of autumn. These year-round landscapes provided the artist with a place to contemplate his favorite pastime, combining the beauty of nature with the skills of his profession. From the dynamics of a mountain sheep in motion to the type of wood from which a dancer should be carved, nature taught Swineford a lot about himself and his trade. Swineford often cited nature as his church.