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Sulkowski (June, 2011) 142 </p> 143 </td> 144 </tr> 145 </tbody> 146 </table> 147 <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> 148 <tbody> 149 <tr> 150 <td rowspan="2" valign="top" width="371"> 151 <h1>Alchemist Mediums</h1> 152 <p> 153 Two decades of research and side-by-side experimentation with Donald C. Fels and renowned painters and craftsmen like Frank Mason and Joseph H. Sulkowski has resulted in Alchemist<font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> Mediums. 154 </p> 155 <p> 156 In the Company section we explain our devotion to developing authentic Old Masters amber varnish and painting mediums according to the manuscripts and writings of the 15th thru 17th centuries. 157 </p> 158 <p> 159 160 </p> 161 </td> 162 <td align="center" valign="middle" width="201"> 163 <h1><a href="company.php"><img src="images/Alchemist_Fels_by_Frank_Mason.jpg" alt="Alchemist Fels by Frank Mason" align="left" border="0" height="266" width="208"></a></h1></td> 164 </tr> 165 <tr> 166 <td align="left" valign="top"> 167 <h3>"The Alchemist" Donald C. Fels by Frank Mason</h3></td> 168 </tr> 169 <tr> 170 <td rowspan="3" align="left" height="109" valign="top"> 171 <h1>Products</h1> 172 <h2>Painting mediums</h2> 173 <p> 174 If you are wishing to follow in the footsteps of the old masters, producing 175 incomparably vivid and transparent colors, glowing surface and centuries of 176 permanence, our pure amber and non-amber based oil painting 177 mediums and musical instrument varnishes were made for you! 178 </p> 179 <p> 180 Alchemist<span style="font-size: small" class="Apple-style-span"> Mediums has also devised a set of kits to aid in the art of oil painting wet-into-wet according to the methods of the Old Masters. 181 </p> 182 <p> 183 Furthermore, all of the Alchemist Mediums contain no driers, are solvent free and are all natural. 184 </p> 185 <h2>Instrument Varnishes</h2> 186 <p> 187 For the luthiers among us Alchemist<font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"> Mediums has developed, according to the recipe found in the DeMayerne manuscript, the "true"Amber Varnish for<span class="Apple-style-span"> violins, viols, viola de gambas, cellos, and bowed string instruments of the viol family</span>. 188 </p> 189 <p> 190 Made according to the recipes of the Flemish Masters, the only difference 191 between an aged old master paint film and our historical-based media films is 192 their age! 193 </p> 194 <p> 195 As is the case for the painting mediums so too do our instrument varnishes contain no driers are solvent free and are all natural. 196 </p> 197 </td> 198 <td align="left" height="23" valign="top"> 199 <h1> </h1></td> 200 </tr> 201 <tr> 202 <td align="left" height="125" valign="top"><a href="products_artists.php"><img src="images/paintingmedium3.jpg" alt="Amber Varnish Linseed walnut painting mediums" border="0" height="231" width="200"></a></td> 203 </tr> 204 <tr> 205 <td align="left" valign="top"><a href="products_instrument.php"><img src="images/luthiervarnish.jpg" alt="Alchemist Luthier Amber Varnish" border="0" height="231" width="200"></a></td> 206 </tr> 207 <tr>
208 <td height="215" valign="top"> 209 <h1>Testimonials and Reviews</h1> 210 <p> 211 Please don't take our word for it. Read about our satified clients and independent reviews by American Artist Magazine, The Art Book and Plein Air Magazine. 212 </p> 213 <p> 214 Interested in submitting a testimonial yourself? Please contact us we would love to here from you. 215 </p> 216 <p> 217 218 </p> 219 </td> 220 <td align="center" valign="top"> 221 <h1><a href="menu_testimonials.php"><img src="images/Homepagetestimonials.jpg" alt="images/Homepagetestimonials.jpg" border="0" height="160" width="230"></a></h1></td> 222 </tr> 223 <tr> 224 <td height="256" valign="top"> 225 <h1>Lost Secrets of Flemish Painting</h1> 226 <p> 227 We couldn't have said it better ourselves, so we won't: 228 </p> 229 <h2>Plein Air Magazine (October 2004):</h2> 230 <p> 231 "For 11 years, Fels searched through volumes of 17th-century texts and notes, written in languages other than English, each requiring translation. This superhuman effort produced what could be one of the most important texts on the formulas and techniques employed by great masters.." 232 </p> 233 </td> 234 <td align="center" valign="top"> 235 <h1><a href="products_book.php"><img src="images/home_lostsecrets.jpg" alt="Lost Secrets of Flemish Painting and the First Complete English Translation of the De Mayerne Manuscript B.M. Sloane 2052" border="0" height="153" width="230"></a></h1></td> 236 </tr> 237 </tbody> 238 </table> 239 240 241 242 </td> 243 </tr> 244</table> 245 246 247</div> 248</td> 249</tr> 250 251</table> 252 253 254<!-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ END CUSTOM PHP OUTPUT ~~~~~~~~~~~~ --> 255 256 257 258</div> 259</td> 260</tr> 261 262</table> 263 264 265 266 267 268 269<!--- 270 271############################################################################## 272### PGM-REALTIME-BUILDER: END DYNAMIC PAGE CONTENT FROM PAGE EDITOR SYSTEM 273############################################################################## 274 275--> 276 277 278 279 280</td> 281 </tr> 282 </table></td> 283 </tr> 284 <tr> 285 <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#cccccc"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="15"> 286 <tr> 287 <td><p class="footer">Copyright 1991-2013 Alchemist Mediums | La Roussière , 79160 St Maixent De Beugne, FRANCE - FR | Tel: Nr. 011 33 (0) 549167265 | Siret nr 794993568</p> 288 <p class="footer"><a href="Copyright.php">Copyright</a> | <a href="Disclaimer.php">Disclaimer</a> | <a href="Sitemap.php">Sitemap</a> | <a href="contact.php">Contact</a> | <a href="index.php?pr=faq">FAQ</a> | <a href="index.php?pr=menu_instructions">Instructions</a></p></td> 289 </tr> 290 </table></td> 291 </tr> 292</table> 293 294 295<!-- ADD GOOGLE ANALYTICS CODE NOW --> 296 297 298<!-- END GOOGLE ANALYTICS CODE --> 299 300 301</body> 302 303</html> 304 305 306 307
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