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Hi Pat,
I think oil paintings are considered to be more valuable than acrylics, mainly because acrylics are a relatively new medium and thus don't have the same history and fame of the many masterpieces that have been created in oils. Honestly I don't know though. Personally I like oils better than acrylics, because of being able to work wet-in-wet much longer. I think that one can achieve generally the same look or style in either medium, even if the technique is slightly different. I suspect the difference you see between my acrylics and oils is more my recent attempts to develop a looser style. Several other artists here have worked in both oils to acrylics, I can think of Marvin Mattelson and Terri Ficenec off the top of my head.
By the way, if you do have an opportunity to develop a web site, I would encourage you to do so as you get back into commissioned portraits. It's so easy to be able to give potential clients a business card printed with your web site address, from which they can quickly check your work and see if you're the artist for them. You could display your portraits as well as your other work, and highlight your Best of Show paintings. Perhaps some of the Pacific Gallery Artists League members know of an outlet for web site creation?
Cheers,
Holly
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