/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

i feel like im not improving enough or fast enough. I know I must have improved some, but I feel like for my age, it's nowhere near enough. I'm 21, for reference.

I see 13-16 year olds painting at a pro level and I feel like it's pointless to keep trying so hard at it when I'll only ever be mediocre. Sure, it looks nice to people who don't know how to draw, but I feel like in the art world, it's just not up to snuff.

I get so frustrated with myself, because I can paint something and love it! Then I see it a few hours later and I want to die because I feel like it looks shit.

pic related, left was done mid-2017, right was done early 2019.