I'm the same. Though I believe I lack the eye and the natural talent to be great at it, I feel like I could practice enough to put out works I would be proud of. Works I would also be happy to include in my own projects.

Though I'm a programmer at heart.

Thanks man.I really appreciate that. I'm a pixel noob but there is so much amazing work out there that I've bee able to study a few styles and teach myself the basics. Still learning as I go through trial and error (and lots of squinting).

You're really good at this style of spriting. Would love to see a game with it