Turning Pastel into Oil

I have been working on a very large piece for the November show at Olde Towne Art called "Extra Large". It will be featuring large pieces of art and will hang until December. I decided to take the above pastel and paint it in oils. It is now larger with a number of color modifications. The weather is thankfully cooler with the approach of autumn, so this motivated me to paint this scene which is from a photo I took while in Germany. I don't know if I can say it is now "better", but it surely is different. It is now sitting on my easel in Portsmouth drying and I will take a photo today and try to have it up soon. Then you can compare.