By Daniella Walsh on April 24th, 2014

Laguna artist Mike Tauber and one his tile paintings on display at John Wayne Airport through April.

The painting is titled The Hunter and depicts an egret intent on securing his next meal. Rendered in vivid purples against an orange sky, the bird wades through waters reflecting hues of his surroundings. The image, along with a number of luminous landscapes such Merced Reflections, Woods Cove and Laguna Looking North has been rendered on tile, the medium of choice for Laguna Beach artist Mike Tauber.

They are among 22 paintings currently on exhibit in the John Wayne Airport terminals, a display venue for Orange County art and artists.

Titled Golden State, Taubers work depicting bucolic scenes from throughout California can be seen at the airports three terminals in the arrival and departure areas.

Inspired by hiking, biking and kayaking trips, Tauber has immortalized the most scenic spots from Yosemite National Park to Woods Cove in Laguna Beach.

I have been working on this series for a couple of years; the paintings are all new and have never been shown before, said Tauber.

While the airport provides Tauber with perhaps his most diverse audience yet, he is a veteran of other public art commissions in Laguna Beach and elsewhere. His talents are visible on the facade of Lagunas Whole Foods market, a mural at the Susi Q Community Center and the school of metal fish that swim across the Hagan Place apartment building on Mermaid Street.

He is also in a current group show titled Yosemite Renaissance at the museum in Yosemite Valley, here his work earned third place among 49 shown in the best of show category, he said.

Last year, Tauber finished a large tile mural of a citrus grove at Citrus Ranch Park, commissioned by the city of Tustin.

Read more here:
Scenic California Seen at the Gate

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