AUCTION OF A RONNIE VAN ZANT PORTRAIT

MICHAEL CARTELLONE

has given his musical talent to many a band in need of a professional drummer. He toured and recorded for acts as varied as Cher, Freddie Mercury, Adrian Belew and John Fogerty. He is the former drummer of ’90s hard rock super-group Damn Yankees and German metallers Accept, and he is currently the drummer for Southern rock stalwarts Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Cartellone is also a gifted fine artist — a professional painter. His artistry covers all of his personal interests in pop culture and scenic landscapes, as well as portraits of rock and roll luminaries. The full range of his art can be seen on his website at www.michaelcartellone.com.

Goldmine has partnered with Cartellone’s charity of choice to auction off a canvas giclée (a digitally reproduced fine art print) of one of his pieces of art — a portrait of the legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd singer, Ronnie Van Zant (shown, above right). Proceeds will go to the Cancer Support Community (www.cancersupportcommunity.org), the largest professionally led nonprofit network of cancer support worldwide. The auction will kick off March