In the artist's own words:
“In my paintings, I always try to have a message.”
Source: “Pelham’s Bas Degroot: Artist opts for mosaics.” The Pelham Tribune, June 23, 1989.
Regarding "The Divine Inspiration," below: “I believe in human progress. I was commissioned to paint a mural for a company in Welland that depicts meaning in everyday work and life. It shows the stages of the development of . . . our society up to the new world to come.”
Source: Scapillato, Joan. “Bas De Groot: ‘If someone gets a feeling, I am doing something right.’” The Tribune, January 8, 1991.
Source: “Pelham’s Bas Degroot: Artist opts for mosaics.” The Pelham Tribune, June 23, 1989.
Regarding "The Divine Inspiration," below: “I believe in human progress. I was commissioned to paint a mural for a company in Welland that depicts meaning in everyday work and life. It shows the stages of the development of . . . our society up to the new world to come.”
Source: Scapillato, Joan. “Bas De Groot: ‘If someone gets a feeling, I am doing something right.’” The Tribune, January 8, 1991.
Stages of design and development:
"The Divine Inspiration," for Basic Technologies, Welland, Ontario:
