Gulfport artist works to repaint a mural he created 20 years ago at the Peninsula Inn

It gladdens the heart to see stories like the one by Lynn Taylor in The Gabber recently about Gulfport artist Keith Stillwagon's project to restore  mural he painted more than two decades ago on the wall at The Historic Peninsula Inn. Back in the 1990s, the then-owner of the establishment wanted to create an art center there and invited local artists to participate. It became quite the thing to do in Gulfport, and musicians came and played and turned it into a happening. You can read all about it in the article. Some 20 years later, Veronica Champion, the current owner of the hotel, has invited Stillwell back to repaint his now-faded work. The subject: the natural beauty of our region and reminders of elegant creatures that once inhabited these shores.