The Lodi Open Studios Tour is coming up! I’m excited to be participating for the third consecutive year. I and other Lodi artists will be opening up our studios to you the weekend of October 17th and 18th, 2026. It’s your chance to see artists at work, explore our creative spaces, ask questions, and shop for original creative goods directly from the source. Find all the details here.

Come out and see me in a shared studio space in Morada. I’ll be working on a number of things throughout the weekend, including my traditional annual participation in the “Inktober” and “Drawtober” Instagram illustration challenges.

My tabletop easel, waiting for new projects.

In addition to putting in some studio time working in my favorite medium (colored pencil) and occasionally felt pen or ink, I’ll have a multitude of seasonal goodies to browse: hand drawn Christmas cards, fall and Halloween cards printed from my original designs, stickers, mugs, prints, and more!

Completed a few Octobers ago; an in progress shot of “Moon Potion”

Vinyl cut stickers printed from my felt pen drawings of pumpkins

Greeting card printed from my “Summer Light” colored pencil.

Halloween and fall cards printed from my original illustrations.

If you’re local or up for a drive out to a great small town, I look forward to seeing you next month!

“Finding Light” explores everyday magic: how do we rise above the mundane of the day to day routine to experience the joy we crave?

Figurative fantastical colored pencil. — “Cosmic Breath” Colored Pencil by Nina Boyd

Sometimes it can be as simple as looking up. The calming beauty of a sunrise can remind us that there is more to the world than our clutter of modern human worries. Sometimes you can instead look down: a dusting of spring blossoms on your path or a tiny caterpillar moving along will draw your attention away from your to-do list.

Fun fact, “Cosmic Breath” exists in both colored pencil and oil pastel form. I drew the smaller, colored pencil version first, long before I started planning “Finding Light.” I later realized as I was putting this show together that the piece was perfect for it, so I used the colored pencil piece in promotional photos for the show. However, I really wanted a larger version of the piece to hang in the gallery. I completed the bigger, oil pastel version - using the colored pencil as a reference - just in time for the show!

Acrylic painting, abstract. — “The Colors I Crave” Acrylic Painting by Nina Boyd

This show ponders: what exists beyond the confines we tend to place around ourselves and our world? Can we step out of our own structured, day in and day out lives and see what we’ve been missing? I invite you to look beyond with me, and take in the color and the light that surrounds us.

Colored pencil, figurative with surreal and fantastical elements. — “Aura” Colored Pencil on Strathmore toned black paper by Nina Boyd

“Finding Light” an art show by Nina Boyd on display at the Double Dip Gallery (222 W Pine Street, Lodi CA 95240) April - May 2026. Learn more here.

Join the artist for an opening reception on Saturday, April 4th 2026 from 4:00-6:00pm at Double Dip Gallery. Light refreshments will be served. Paintings, oil pastel, and colored pencil pieces will be on display. Greeting cards of the pieces in the show and of other works by the artist will be available for purchase.

October 9, 2025

Come see me at the 2025 Lodi Open Studios Tour!

Come out and see me at the 2025 Lodi Open Studios Tour! I will be at the Lodi Community Art Center (110 W. Pine Street, Lodi CA 95240) on Saturday October 18th and Sunday October 19th, 11:00am - 4:00pm. I’ll be set up in front of my October show, “Life is But a Dream,” so if you didn’t get a chance to see it earlier this month, here’s a great opportunity! I’ll be drawings both days and will have prints, stickers, greeting cards and more for sale.