Richard McLean

I took a few drawing and then painting classes with Richard McLean at SFSU. He was a wonderful teacher. I especially learned about drawing from him. I am very grateful for his teaching.

I went to grade school with Dick and Bruce at Kuna, I'D before they moved to New Meadows and we stayed friends through high school. The last time I saw Dick was at Boise Junior College before you were married. For some reason I thought about him today, out of the blue, and looked him up on the internet. It was so nice to see how well he had done with his art. I actually should still have a picture of a horse that he drew for me in 5th grade. I suspected then that he should go far with his...

My name is Christopher Trian. Richard was my teacher in the Graduate Program at SF State University in the late 1980's, graduating in 1990-. He was the greatest influence in my painting life, teaching me to "paint what I see'. I am a portrain painter and I have exibited widely. My web site is: Christophertrian.com..e-mail: [email protected]: 415-242-i548. Phone is best to contact. I would very much like to attend any memoriial for Richard. I liked him so much and he said I had...

My 50 year friendship with Richard was an important and valuable part of my life. I admired his talent as a brilliant painter, a scholar , his sense of humor and a warm and caring human being and I loved him. In 1985 Richard and Darlene came to Spain to spend the summer with Leta and I at our home in Horta de Sant Joan. Upon discovering the landscape of this Catalan village Richard would trek out to the countryside to do watercolors of the area. This was a seminal period for him as a...

He may be gone, but the memories live on in your hearts.

Richard will truly be missed. As a graduate student at SFSU from 1974 to 76, I had the opportunity to study with him. In those two years, time and time again, he had a way of telling you in words what you were feeling about the work you were struggling with, plus ways to resolve the problem. His focus and dedication as a artist and instructor always came through when I would talk with him. His witticism and wonderful knowledge of art history made me think…Yeah, it's going to be okay to be...