AIBU for being so proud of dd achieving this at 17?

[FriendlyLaundryMonster]

Dd has one of her artworks on exhibit at the Royal Scottish Academy’s Annual Open Exhibition. I don’t think I’m BU to be so proud of her, although IRL she doesn’t think it’s worth mentioning to friends! She’s the youngest in the show.
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Absolutely amazing OP, what a talent your daughter has! I would be so so proud too.

Wow you must be so proud!!! She is super talented.

Amazing, that's a huge achievement!

You'd never be unreasonable to be proud of any of your child's achievements. including minor ones.

That’s incredible! Well done to your DD.

It's absolutely wonderful to see your children growing up and achieving their dreams. Well done to your DD!

Fabulous, and rightly proud. I'll look out for this.

That’s fantastic, how talented is she? She’s brilliant

Your daughter painted that???!!! Wow! I’d be shouting it from the rooftops too!!!

Oh, wow, this is fantastic! Congratulations to your daughter. And absolutely not unreasonable to feel proud. This is wonderful.

Wow! Thank you all. When we attended the opening reception last night she didn’t want me to do the proud mum thing! So it’s nice to share here!

She has an amazing talent. No wonder she has a painting in the exhibition. Well done!

This is a huge achievement. Congratulations to your daughter.

Wow that is stunning! What talent! You should be very proud indeed OP

I think that's wonderful OP.

I think you have every right to be proud of her talent.

But I think you should be very proud that she isn't boastful and is being mindful of her friends and their feelings. Not everyone has such a lot going for them and such a bright future ahead of them and her consideration becomes her.

You should be very proud. But not of her ‘talent’. Art, like nearly everything, is a mix of aptitude, enthusiasm and a huge amount of hard work and dedication. It is the 2nd two that you should be very proud off.

Well done her, there is a lot of work gone into that piece and in the build up to it.

Incredible painting! She's very talented.

You’ve got her in a nutshell.

I thought that was a photo!!!

What a talent!!!

That is wonderful! Please help her to realise that it really is a huge achievement and she should enjoy the attention she gets as she clearly deserves it. Bravo!

That’s a painting? Not a photograph? Amazing. She’s very talented.

Bloody hell, that’s an incredible portrait! I REALLY like it. She’s got a brilliant eye and hand. Congratulations @FriendlyLaundryMonster daughter!
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It is a painting, yes! She painted it when she was 16 on an art residency. Some more info here:
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That is stunning! Who is he looking at? What is he happy about? I love his quiet confidence that his scones are the best in Scotland. Why is he by water - is he selling or delivering?

Absolutely right to be proud!

Is that her name below the painting? If so then she might not want it on mumsnet if she isn't even mentioning it to her friends.

Congratulations to your daughter.

That painting is incredible, and at only 17, it’s really astonishing. Did her talent show from when she was tiny ? I am amazed that she hasn’t even been through Art College yet and is producing work of such complexity.