Making progress on Watercolour Land and seascapes

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I am hoping you can assure me of progress on my watercolour journey - Attached for feedback are my latest 3 studies. 
That a lovely scene Paula and it’s nicely painted, the sky I think is particularly well done . You have achieved a rugged look  to the rocks that contrasts nicely with the softer ground around them . I think it’s a really good painting and certainly show quite a lot of skill that you can develop in time , it does take time and lots of practice , your definitely on the right track . As to style your will develop your  own over time but it’s a fluid process that is constantly evolving and developing, like most artist you will alway doubt your own work and ability but don’t let that stop you travelling this great journey. 
I'm a bit confused, I can only see one painting here, and have nothing to compare it with so can't tell how far you've come. What I can say is that watercolour is a very difficult medium to master, and what most of us benefit from most of all is as follows!  Learn to draw - you've done that; good start!  Be demanding of your paint choice - wishy washy watercolours are an abomination, but you've got some strong tones and colours in your painting.  Buy good paint - strong pigments that will release colour without your having to scrub away at them.  Paper - find one that really suits you, and that takes experiment: Bockingford is an excellent choice for those of us beginning our journey, and pretty good for those of us who are well advanced along it.  Get some good, big brushes to discourage tight-fisted work: some are very expensive, i.e. the sables, but there are very good mop brushes available, at fairly modest cost; there are hakes - nowhere near as difficult to use as some will claim, you just have to get used to their little ways; and some very good synthetics from Rosemary & Co, and Daler Rowney particularly.  There's a good one from Winsor and Newton which they call the Sceptre Gold, as I recall - big brushes help with broad washes, the chisel edge on a good brush enables precision when wanted.  And you know the other things you need, starting with practice, and lots of it, and colour-mixing - if you're starting out, the Michael Wilcox School of Colour is helpful, and uses the split primary system (scarlet red, crimson red; lemon yellow, warm yellow; green-leaning blue, red-leaning blue; plus the earth colours, ochres, siennas; umbers if you get on with them (I don't!), and for emergencies maybe - Payne's Grey and black, perhaps Mars or Lamp Black.  I think greys and blacks are dangerous for new painters - they tend to use them far too much: they may seem to make life easier, but really, only excellent painters really benefit from them.  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it, others won't agree.  Back to your painting, I'd draw the lighthouse a little nearer the centre of the picture (not right on it), and you've got a lot of sky that's not really doing much - some wet in wet work in skies works a lot better than wet on dry.  But you've got the basics, so - just carry on building on them.  
PS = I like that gold green you've got working for you: good choice.