I'm happy to say I was wrong, my art does get better! Here's a bunch of stuff I did over the past few years.
Drawn from imagination (occasionally using some references for parts):
'Time' theme
'Flow' theme
'Dystopian Pets' theme
Animal merge draw-along
Animal merge draw-along
'Evil versions of heroes' theme, I think? Something like that.
I forget the theme but I called this a 'Rain Dragon' or something.
Darren the Dragon. Dabbin'.
'Dragon in a Jar' theme.
You need both sunshine and rain to make something grow. Won't grow with one alone.
Another animal merging draw-along.
Drawn directly from reference, or heavy referencing:
Sarah
A friend's cat
Sarah & Nan
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
I think this might also have been a 'Time' theme.
FMA
'Spirit Animal' theme
(the above is heavily adapted as the original pic was a 'normal' jaguar while I wanted to get a spirit animal vibe, not exactly a direct reference but very heavy)
I forget this theme. Emotions? Maybe.
(referenced pic from google, colouring mine)
Don't dull the sparkle in your eyes! Eye practice.
Drawn directly from reference, with varying time limits (draw-along thing):