2021 IFJM – The Etymologist

April 2021 – International Fake Journal Month – Dana Burrell

The Etymologist

This A4 Daler-Rowney Graduate Sketchbook was not intended for wet media yet it did an admirable job with very wet washes for this years fake journal. The link above takes you to Jackson’s Art Supplies in the UK where you can see, at this time in 2021, this sketchbook sells for the grand price of $2.18 USD through their site.

Most the artwork this year is direct watercolor with a few done as ink and watercolor wash. The etymologist has chosen an interesting word for each day and all 26 letters in the English alphabet are represented along with a few duplicates.

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Omega – 4/30/21

4/30/21 @ 8:12

Omega – the last and the end

Nepenthe – 4/29/21

4/29/21 @ 8:44

Nepenthe – drug to banish grief…
and a great restaurant on a cliff over the ocean… Big Sur, CA

Perspicacious – 4/28/21

4/28/21 @ 7:52

Perspicacious – having insight and understanding

Saudade – 4/27/21

4/27/21 @ 7:39

Saudade – a feeling of longing, melancholy, nostalgia
very Portuguese and Brazilian
Remember it from Rio Olympics closing ceremony

Jurassic – 4/26/21

4/26/21 @ 8:45

Jurassic – period in the Mesozoic era that saw the extinction of the Sauropods

Xanadu – 4/25/21

4/25/21 @ 8:11

Xanadu – place of idyllic magnificence and beauty

Folly – 4/24/21

4/24/21 @ 7:44

Folly – lack of good sense, foolishness
costly & ornamental with no practical purpose

Waldeinsamkeit – 4/23/21

4/23/21 @ 7:08

Waldeinsamkeit – forest solitude

Terra – 4/22/21

4/22/21 @ 4:18

Terra – earth, land, primeval Roman goddess