Underwater Lighthouse Redo

I decided to rework the underwater lighthouse piece I created about a year ago. Here is an image of where I am at so far.

Pod Crash

Concept I am working on of escape pods landing on an alien planet.

Rework Fun

It is always good to rework old paintings from time to time to see how much you have improved. I decided to do that today and the results were very encouraging.

 Here is my original painting:


And here is my super quick rework so far. Even at this unfinished stage without any color there is more feeling and depth to my painting:

So...If you are feeling uninspired or feel like you are not learning anything try this exercise...you may be surprised.

Sunset Mountains

Started something new to continue practicing landscape painting? What do you think?