Frozen Solitude in Grisaille - Part 4 - Mid-ground Trees

This series of videos documents the progression of my version of "Frozen Solitude" by Bob Ross. I've executed the painting in grayscale, which is known as grisaille. This time, I'm working on the trees in the near distance.
The challenge was to paint the painting without using a black pigment, so I mixed a chromatic black using Burnt Umber and Ultramarine Blue. A big part of the challenge was getting the right shade of gray mixed for each painting session.
To soften the paint, I used a classic painting medium recipe: approximately 60% linseed/walnut oil blend + 40% odorless mineral spirits.

[@dianaochoa9950]

Hermosos los tutoriales, me encantaría ver el final. 👏👏👏

[@PaintingWithYovette]

I like the way the trees turned out with the #2 brush, and I like the addition of trees on the right. They all do look very natural!
Thank you David.

[@davidbrancato5339]

Yes, they turned out nicely. I enjoy doing trees with the small rounds, and also with small filberts.

[@PaintingWithYovette]

@@davidbrancato5339 Oh I agree David, I love a filbert for evergreens!

[@PaintingWithYovette]

Just watched your interview with Gabi. Very interesting to learn more about you. Really enjoyed it. Thanks you for sharing.

[@alinserea4179]

Hi my friend. Thanks for the great video you shared with us. very interesting Really nice movie thanks for sharing it. please keep in touch ..💞., .💓.💕.💞.,.

[@davidbrancato5339]

Absolutely. I'll have more content up here as soon as I can set up the studio again and get back to working on the channel.

[@rusminnoer632]

I like this series... but NOT FINISHED... until done... what a pity...