Those darn sunken in areas

[Patt Legg]

I know this is a different subject but I have been so discouraged.

It seems that I continually have those areas (after completing the painting) that still look dry, sunken in, just plain unlike the rest of the painting. I use my own mixture of turp,damar and linseed for a medium. Only I use it VERY sparingly. I put Damar for a final varnish. Lately I have been using Gamblin's Gamar varnish.

What can I do to prevent those sunken in areas-they look terrible?

Your ideas are appreciated

Patt