I have recently started to dabble with watercolours and hope to do more. This is a portrait of my sisters late pet Bonnie which I did for a Christmas present.
Wow! I loved your paintings. Though I am not a trained artist I also try my hands in watercolor paintings in spare time. I just love it. Time just flies by when I do it.
As far as your paintings are concerned, I loved the one with a little girl who looks like a fairy. Good job and keep it up. 
You do not need to be good at drawing to create a painting. Try this leaf 'painting' for starters. Ideal for watercolour painting. Allow the colours to blend in to each other and try different effects. You could trace the outlines or draw them freehand. Or have a go at these snapdragons I painted. If you want to do something different try the Unicorn picture by drawing the unicorns, cover the shape in candlewax so that the colours will not leak in to the shape (you do not have to draw unicorns, use your imagination) then use watercolours in different colours and allow them to blend in to each other for the background. Then post them here. You will be surprised at the comments.
Ever heard of Fraydoon Rassouli? I love his art, and you could do something similar in watercolour. See Google for more images, there are loads. If you like spiritual art this is for you.
I agree that watercolour is the hardest thing to learn. I prefer acryclic where you have more control. However I do not think you need to know how to draw. What about pointilism? Pictures made from dots or dashes can be just as appealing. In any case there should not be a line around whatever you are drawing. Better to make the 'line' by painting the background and using negative space.
Here's one you might like. I love studying people.
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