Most of Stewart's landscapes explore the relationship of man–made elements: houses, barns, farm implements, etc., with their settings. When painting a village, the artist usually situated his easel at the side of a wide, rutted road often bordered by juniper posts strung with barbed wire. The consolidated farmhouses and various sorts of barns that comprise the town are viewed about one–quarter of a mile away. Poplar or cottonwood trees frequently border the fields. Generally the artist faced east when painting such scenes.