I've been reading about that competition on their site and I emailed them a question today.
It doesn't seem clear whether we can enter paintings that were done as commissions. It specifies that the portrait should be of "a friend, relative, or a self portrait." My clients often become my friends so I suppose that would cover that issue.
Later in the rules they refer to the fact that "ownership" needs to be verified. I asked them if that means I need to be the "owner" of the painting, in which case, none of my commissioned work would qualify, nor would the work of any gallery artist when the work in question was already sold.
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