The evergreen trees are made with the fan brush and Mountain Mixture. Load the brush to a chiseled edge, hold the brush vertically and touch the canvas to create the center line of the tree then use one corner of the brush to form the top branches. Working back and forth apply more pressure as you move down the tree, allowing the branches to become larger as you near the base.
Use Mountain Mixture on the 1" brush to underpaint the grassy area at the base of the trees.
Reverse the brush to reflect this dark tree color into the water. Use the 1" brush to pull the reflections straight down, then lightly brush across.
Use a mixture of Van ♥♥♥♥ Brown and Titanium White on the knife to add the tree trunks. Highlight the evergreens and grassy areas with the fan brush he leaf trees and bushes with 1" brush using various mixtures of Yellow and Green, Crimson and Red. Be careful not to cover all of the dark base color. Again, reverse the brush to reflect the highlights into the water. Use the 1" brush to pull down the reflections then lightly brush across.
Use Van ♥♥♥♥ Brown on the knife to add the banks along the water's edge. Be very careful of the angles here. Add White to the Brown to highlight the banks with the knife, applying so little pressure that the paint 'breaks', creating the impression of small rocks and stones. With a small roll of Liquid White on the long edge of the knife, cut-in the water lines and ripples.