About

Celebrating the street /beach culture of Southern California.

O.I.L. Beach = Only in Long Beach

Self-taught -  California pop/street/outsider art.

I’m a Long Beach based artist originally from Long Island, NY, who moved to Southern California as a child and have lived in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. Long Beach has been my home for 17 years. Through the use of bright colors and bold abstract shapes, created with a combination of spray, oil and acrylic paints, watercolor and ink, colored pencil, photography, and illustration, I capture the diversity and spirit of our community. I consider my work “California Outsider Art”.

After a long hiatus from music, Dr. DethRyde has risen as an undead skeleton to perform original songs best described as  "post-punk early Americana". His songs have themes of love, heartache and whiskey... and other vices!

Thanks for visiting,

Mike & Dr. DethRyde