Lines

I'm interested in creating something with lines primarily.  I just can't get away from the lasso of representational forms, even as I am contemplating an image that is strong in graphic nuances.
What comes to mind is a setting of reeds shooting straight up from the water.

I start with the backstage, laying a row of lines as the spine, hoping to develop from that skeleton.

The straight lines look a little too austere for my taste, so blobs of ink are also applied, to break up the
pattern.

In the end I can't resist the urge to put in some shading, to suggest the water surface.  Like I said, I have difficulty in producing something that resembles a simple graphic design.

In a way this exercise is not unlike my attempt on "Finding my roots".  They all started with a premise of lines, and the relationship amongst them; although this one wears a much lighter cloak, in thought and in appearance.