work in progress, oil on canvas: Birch trees and snow, update 1

Detail 1 detail 2 progress so far .... Still a little way to go but here is a quick update. I'm waiting for the paint to dry before working on it further. You can see a bit of pentimenti* - the copper shape shining through in the trees at the back - some will remain but the unnatural shapes, like the circle and almost triangle, will be lost/adjusted in subsequent layers and glazes. *Isn't that a nice word for an altered underpainting showing through?