Jessie Sporer, Art 309 student and special effects makeup asrtist, paints flowers on her once empty canvas atop the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Aaron Passoff, Art 309 student and special effects makeup artist, mixes his paints while overlooking the Pierce College campus from the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Jessie Sporer and Aaron Passoff, Art 309 students and co-operators of Jessie’s Ideas, intently work on their individual pieces surrounded by lush tress atop the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
(Left to right) Art 309 students Maryam Kuraym, Shane Hanson and Cassie Corcoran work to build a canvas on the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct.24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Olivia Parker, Art 309 student, focuses on painting her canvas atop the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Jessie Sporer, Art 309 student and special effects makeup artist, paints two flowers on her once empty canvas atop the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Alex Flack, Art 309 student, carefully mixes his paints on the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Aaron Passoff, Art 309 student and special effects makeup artist, selects his next paintbrush atop the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Jessie Sporer, Art 309 student and special effects makeup artist, paints two flowers on to her once blank canvas atop the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Olivia Parker, Art 308 student, strokes her paint brush down the canvas as she overlooks Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
(Left to Right) Art 309 Students Maryam Kuraym, Shane Hanson, and Cassie Corcoran work together to build a canvas on the Art Hill in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 24, 2019. Photo by Sophia Gomez.
Tall trees and early fall foliage on the Art Hill inspired Oil 309 students as they took their canvases and oil paints and painted en plein air, which is the French term for outdoor painting. Taught by Constance Kocs, this upper level class teaches a variety of techniques using oil paints and related tools. Students interested in oil painting can begin with Art 307, which is offered each semester.
