Remake in smaller version

I'm not exactly sure, if I should be remaking my previous painting on photography works, because they're unique works, but since I had time and out of curiosity, made smaller versions of them, for now these two.  These are about 35 x 45cm and mounted on MDF-plate of 12mm thickness.  It was interesting how I confronted these motives, because I knew which elements will be painted and how on the prints.  However, there is no way I could paint it exactly the way I painted for the originals.  I was more confident on what I do, but therefore became more rough, but in a good way.  I got into a good rhythm, so that I was able to choose more different colors and directly paint them on the prints.

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I think I can learn many things about how I paint and how I choose the colors by doing this "remaking".  I think to myself, is it the colors that gives the impression of the picture? or the motives itself? or the theme behind it's surface?  I want to change the tone of the picture, but no matter which color I choose, it stays so dark, gloomy.  I want more lightness, in which applies for the tone and the weight.  I got to learn more about colors...

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Is the paint used to define something?  What I painted defines or depicts something?  They are colors.  Very abstract.  They compose.  The realness or figurative-ness is within the photography.