Actually I am registered but haven't been here in ages and have forgotten my password and possibly my email has changed too. I'm not juried however and I believe when the jurying was instituted I had coincidentally stopped coming to the forum because of too many family issues. Then I had to get a job that took me away from painting almost entirely. I'm painting again but mostly landscapes.
The reason I came here today was to look up a topic that I knew was covered here. In the past I'd learned a tremendous amount here because of all the information freely shared and still appreciate that.
The reason I haven't applied to be juried is because I don't see how I would be able to be a full time professional portrait artist. It's very difficult to get any kind of commission - especially a portrait.
Bruce's idea of a paid critique section is great though!
Thanks,
Doreen E. Lepore
www.doreenelepore.com