I entered a painting. The form asks is "what is the relationship of the artist to the sitter" - in my case I entered a portrait of my my son, so of course I could wrote "mother" . They also give ample space for you to discuss the sitter, the motivation of the painting, and any artistic comments.
One other question they ask is what is your website if any, so I would expect they are not just looking for amateurs. but get the feeling they are looking for portraits done by artists as personal projects, not commissions. Just my impression. It never states anywhere that commissioned work is unacceptable or less desired.
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