Unfinished business

It may seem hard to believe, but I don't share everything I draw or sketch.  In fact, I have tons of unposted and/or unscanned material.  Sketching takes time, and that's something I often run out of.  So making lots of sketches equals making lots of unfinished sketches.

Here's a few unfinished sketches, most of which I haven't shared before.  You'll notice in the Moleskine sketches that the left sides are done but the right aren't.  In my other sketchbooks I often use pencil beforehand, so the sketch can develop a bit more organically, but Linda pointed out to me that I work from left to right pretty much without exception in Moleskines.
Details from the Majestic Theater in San Antonio, TX

Facade of the Express News Building, San Antonio, TX

The Leaf and Bean coffee shop, Bozeman, MT

The Gourmet Burger Grill, San Antonio, TX
Biryani House, Berkeley, CA

Crowd at Red Rocks, Denver, CO

Counter at Magnolia Pancake House, San Antonio, TX

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