Aside from the off-topic conversation, I was just thinking about this:

gouache on paper

perhaps one day when my skill matches my imagination i will repaint it with oils

Are you using traditional gouache or acrylic gouache?

I was just thinking, if traditional gouache, it's probably actually harder than using oils or acrylics, because of the way the existing layers of paint reactivate when they are re-wetted, like watercolours.

I actually think you've got a nice surrealist scene here, and it's well composed, and really, nothing about it strikes me as "not being worth retrying with different media" - so perhaps it might be worth re-trying sooner than you think - and probably working on board if possible.