In a dusty barn outside Las Vegas I found this old television and just had to get a shot with it #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #godriguez #selfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky

Happy Guy Fawkes day to those who celebrate... remember, remember P.s. this was supposed to have been posted yesterday, so much for automated scheduled posts working 😔 #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #godriguez #selfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

i've been kind of silent on this but my wife and i will be grandparents sometime this month! so before time ran out i grabbed some maternity shots of her yesterday. she was very adamant for me to leave her as natural looking as possible in the shots and i love that of her #eastcoastkin #g+circle

The veil thins again…not for fear, but remembrance. Tonight, the living and the dead share the same light, the same love, the same breath between worlds. Día de los Muertos reminds us: death never ends love… it only changes its shape.

"That's right! I am the pumpkin king!' Just under the wire I got Zero finished in time for all the little monsters to enjoy tonight while on their quest for candy #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #nightmarebeforechristmas #yardart

31 Days of Halloween: Day 31 Madness never wears just one face. It shifts, smiles, screams, and whispers all at once. In the quiet, it is calm. In the dark, it unravels. And when it finally shows itself, you may not recognize which reflection is truly yours.

It's all coming together swimmingly! Rigging up zero's pumpkin nose and still working out some other details for his body but very happy with the progress so far #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #nightmarebeforechristmas #yardart

31 Days of Halloween: Day 30 They say the forest remembers everything that’s been buried beneath it. Some roots drink from rain… others from what’s left behind. She’s not lost—just grown into what the woods demanded. Every forest has a heart. Some still beat beneath the dirt.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 29 i often get asked about my "Devil" persona and why at times i dress like the devil in my self-portrait pieces and use it as my company logo...the answer might surprise you…the full story is here: https://bsky.app/profile/godriguezart.bsky.social/post/3lhtd6zac6k2n

for the #alphabetChallenge this week it is #weekRforRock and what better than a bunch of cows Rocking out on stage #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #godriguez #selfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

As promised, working on zero this week and hoping to have him complete by Halloween...we shall see!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 28 Skulls do not keep quiet. They whisper with every hollow breath, carrying echoes of lives long spent. Hold one long enough, and you’ll swear you hear your name rising from the bone, a reminder that one day, it will speak for you too. #artofselfportraiture #eastcoastkin

today for #spooktober the theme is #trees here is a creepy little tree i drew awhile back while doodling with my daughters #godriguez #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 27 The mirror raises its glass in return, smiling with a reflection that isn’t yours. The toast echoes, and somewhere behind the glass—something else drinks… #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #godriguez #selfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 26 Chance spins, but fate always cheats, The coin gleams midair…an illusion of choice. Heads or tails, the end was already waiting for you.

Grabbed a night shot of Zero's doghouse tomb I created as a companion piece to my Jack Skellington Zero himself is in the works, hoping he'll be ready before Halloween

31 Days of Halloween: Day 25 At the table they sit…angel…demon…and man, sharing a drink as though the bargain isn’t damned. The glass clinks, the smile widens, and eternity seals itself in the toast.

Creating some companion pieces for Jack this year starting with Zero's dog house tomb, hope to start working on zero himself before Halloween comes #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky

31 Days of Halloween: Day 24 The pyre cracks and spits as the crowd chants below. Fire climbs higher, licking truth and flesh alike. In the roar of the flames, even the lies burn clean.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 23 The apple gleams like a secret—its skin unbroken, its sweetness a lie. Take one bite, and the silence that follows will taste like regret.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 22 Some halls never end, even when your feet stop moving, the air grows colder, the silence thicker, and behind you…something else keeps walking…

the reveals for the current round of the @scavengerhunt.photography are still going! today's word is "Shadow" and this was my entry for it, if you want to see how other's interpreted this word check out the full album here: shorturl.at/KxtEL #artofselfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 21 A single match flares against the dark, trembling in your hand. The mummy waits, wrapped in silence and dust. The flame flickers—and then something exhales.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 20 Love lingers long after breath fades. The kiss of bone is cold, but certain,To press your lips to death is to accept its promise, it always returns for those who listen.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 19 Four riders crest the horizon…red, black, white, and pale. The prophecy was never a warning, only a schedule. When they ride, they do not stop, and this time, they are already here…

31 Days of Halloween: Day 18 A crown of bone and wings of shadow—the final hour wears many faces. He does not arrive; he emerges. Every clock strikes midnight, and not all dawns are promised to follow.

apparently my post today received an "explicit, graphic media" tag that i cannot remove, so if you want to see it and got weeded out of your stream you can find it here bsky.app/profile/godr...

31 Days of Halloween: Day 17 The crimson veil descends without ceremony. One glance and you know it has chosen you. No prayer, no flame, no plea can pull it back. Blood doesn’t ask—it claims.

today was the reveals for the word "Goth" in the @scavengerhunt.photography and this was my take on the word...i'm a Goth-Visigoth 😂 if you want to see what others came with for this word you can check them out here: scavengerhunt.photography/r45/round-45... #huntsmack #PSH #artofselfportraiture

31 Days of Halloween: Day 16 Ronald McDonald the golden Arch-enemy of Chic-fil-A has had enough of their bovine badgering and is taking matters into his own hands...sorry kids, there will be no Happy Meal today, but there will be a vicious Big Mac attack and yes, there will be fries with that shake

31 Days of Halloween: Day 15 The grin is stitched from nightmares, wide enough to swallow reason. Gaze too long, and you’ll feel it stretch across your own face…echo of madness eager to take root.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 14 The blade glimmers in the fog, more patient than the hand that wields it. Each step draws you closer to the silence waiting beyond the scream. Some alleys end in light…Others end in him.

just testing some social media scheduling services...feel free to say hi if you see this post

31 Days of Halloween: Day 13 they said "till death do you part" but our love will last far, far, beyond that. our love is infectious and we are consumed by a fever that invades every inch of our bodies. it is a hunger that we can never truly satisfy no matter how hard we try.

"Same old song, Just a drop of water in an endless sea, All we do, Crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see, Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind" #imageandverse #artofselfportraiture #godriguez #selfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 12 The table is set, but sanity has long since departed. A grin too wide, a stare too sharp, and the tea grows colder as the hour stretches on. Not every party ends. Some spiral endlessly into the same dark toast...

i will have a piece in tonight's Yaaasferatu Halloween show opening reception from 5-9pm at The Werk in St Pete, costumes optional but encouraged! what: Yaaasferatu Halloween show when: Friday October 10, 5-9pm where: Werk Gallery 2210 1st Ave S, St Pete

31 Days of Halloween: Day 10 The chair is empty, yet never vacant. Shadows sit where flesh once lingered, and cobwebs weave what time cannot erase. Listen closely, and you’ll hear the faint creak of someone who refuses to leave... #artofselfportraiture #godriguez #g+circle #eastcoastkin #notAI

For this week's #sensoryart challenge we dive into the #shadows #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #godriguez #selfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 9 The lantern’s flame flickers in the black, but not all light is meant to guide. Some flames mislead, luring wanderers deeper into the abyss until the path disappears, leaving only the glow… and the silence that follows

31 Days of Halloween: Day 8 Green fire dances at his fingertips, not conjured but summoned. Some flames are not born, they are unleashed and once freed, they do not return to slumber. #artofselfportraiture #godriguez #selfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 7 "please allow me to introduce myself, i'm a man of wealth and taste..." the devil invites you to make a choice of right or wrong and the consequences that may follow...what path do you choose? #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 6 The silence grows heavy around him, as though even the air knows what he is...the dead do not rest...they wait...and tonight, they stir! #artofselfportraiture #godriguez #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 5 "knocking on wood" referred to when people wanted to tell secrets they would go into the woods to talk privately and "knocked" on the trees when they were talking to hide their words from evil spirits who would be unable to hear their conversation when they knocked

31 Days of Halloween: Day 4 “Pagpag” is a Filipino superstition after funerals where visitors avoid going straight home, stopping elsewhere so spirits don’t follow them back home and linger as unwanted residents #artofselfportraiture #godriguez #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 3 "you want to see something really scary?" i created this shot years ago after a fun day–coincidently–at the lake, thanks to Joe Tirone for playing the part of Jason! #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #godriguez #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 2 i like to think of E.T. as a Halloween movie, they did disguise him as a ghost to sneak him out of the house on Halloween night which leads to the most iconic shot of the entire movie... #artofselfportraiture #godriguez #g+circle #eastcoastkin #peopleofbluesky #notAI

31 Days of Halloween: Day 1 31 days of Halloween has begun! come along with me this month as i pull out some old favorites and maybe even some new surprises as we await the coming of Samhain! #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #godriguez #selfportraiture #g+circle #eastcoastkin #notAI

Been actually shooting lately, lord knows it's been too long Will have some new photographic art pieces to share soon!

The rapture fell on my birthday and all I got was this lousy t-shirt... #godriguez #godriguezart #darkart #Oddities #curiosities #gothic #odditiesandcuriosities #artist #maker #eastcoastkin #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait