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REUNION 2021

August 07 to September 15, 2021

Tall Grass Art Gallery, Park Forest, IL

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Featured Artists:

Anthony J. Abboreno, Marcia Babler, Robert Bator, Steve Bennett, Darcy Berg,
   Judi Boehner, James Eli Bowden, Susan O. Brauer, Carole Joy Brejcha, Jeffrey Equality Brooks,
Michael Chelich, Art Ciccotti, Sylvia Cook, Christina Coole,
Claudia Craemer, Maureen Cribbs, Linda Curl, Jacob Dalen,
Rita Dianni-Kaleel, Pam Eberlin, Bronwyn Elkuss, Susan Flanagan, Andrea Fox,
David George, Jan Glazar, Margi Hafer, Linda Lane Haynes, Jeanine Hill-Soldner,
Fran Hollander, Nikkole Huss, Pat Coffman Huss, Jean Janssen, Robert Johnson, Susan Johnson,     
Jack Kapost, Kamisha Langsdale, Susan Lemerand, Julie Leutloff, Jessica Smit     Mattingly, Paula Mattson,

Diane McGarel, Margaret McKerral, Janice Meister, Chuck  Michaels,
Pat Moore, Diane Nadler, Bob Nardi, Sandy Newell, Gedion Nyanhongo,     
Julia Oehmke, Armida Olivares, Dennis B. O’Malley, Gloria Payne, Stuart Pearson,
   Janice Pratt, Joan Quirke, Ginny Raftery, John Ray, Jataun Rollins, Richard Schmidt,
   Sandy Squillo, Doug Stein, Melvina Stemley, Patricia A. Stewart, Patrick Thompson,
          Nance Tucker, Carol Weber, Elmira Smith Wilkey, Marikay Peter Witlock, John Irvin Young.
 


 

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Title:  Almost Forgotten

 

Artist: Diane McGarel

Size: 18 x 24 inches

Media: Mixed- acrylic paints, molding

                     paste, sand and crackle paste

Price:  $110.00

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Seu

título.

Diane J. McGarel

Age: 63

Never smoked

Baby blue Eyes

shoulder length sandy brown hair.

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to hear my story:

Upon first hearing the news, ‘you have cancer,’ by my new oncologist in the office, of late January of 2026, I am very thankful both my boyfriend Rick as well as my mom were right there by my side. It’s not news anyone wishes to face alone. 

It is NOT news you or anyone else wishes to hear at all.



I am not sure what I am feeling- then or now- 
shock? 
Anger? 
Or just numbness? 

A part of me, felt disconnected, in disbelief, thinking, “this cannot be happening?” When it first began, even to till day.
 


I never smoked, except in my late twenties, back in the bar days. Although, as weird and fake as this sounds, I never truly inhaled. 

My dad, Alex was in AA, quit drinking when I was about eight years old. Admired, when he did quite there was no in-between time, back and forth. He put down the drink, joined AA, and that was it. 

Dad smoked though. Died at fifty-two, of lung cancer.

 



 

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