Wow, sounds rough and that's bullcrap for your Dad to say that he's ashamed because of you wanting to be an artist and for your parents to show you no support.lemonokashi wrote:I'm still in high school and my parents are both science professors at UC Davis. My sister also wants to be a scientist, but I want to be an artist. So, obviously they are a bit ashamed of me (I know because my Dad tells it to my face) and I have a lot of pressure on me. Recently my art was features in an art anthology, but my parents haven't even opened the book. Also I have five A+ in school right now, but when I told my parents they just asked what grades I have in my other two classes. I don't think I will ever be able to make them happy...
At this point, I'd say stop trying to make them happy and keep improving yourself as an artist. They're obviously already accomplished in their fields, they ought to let you do what you want instead of imposing their views on you.