Lamp black not drying

[Meera Bakshi]

Dear Richard, Thanks for your valuable input. I hardly have used Black directly from the tube! And this is the first time I tried to experiment "wet on wet" painting, inspired by viewing youtube videos from fellow artists...Well, perhaps that's not my kind of thing! :-D
Just to let you see my level in painting, would you please visit my web link, www.soundofindia.com/meera

I would equally appreciate your critical remarks to improve my work.

I had painting urge since childhood and I practiced mainly sketches as I did not know how to get color shades and right effect, but once I get that training from my GURU at Ahmedbad city in Gujarat state, (just for 6 months for applying oil colors and using them to get right effect) since than I have almost never stopped doing oil paintings. (heh, and perhaps never done the pencil sketches!!, I feel like continue practicing pencil work again as it has it's own fun getting shades and effect in black n 'white.)
I am thinking of letting this current painting on hold and start another one...the same one, so that I can have two of the same subject, (my eldst grand daughter)
Thanks again for your support.