Editing Brandon Boyd (section)

=== Literature and fine art ===
Boyd had been drawing his entire life. Between 2003 and 2008 he focused more on creating fine art, specifically painting. He participated in different group and solo art shows, using his artwork as a means for environmental activism. September 8, 2008, marked the opening of his first solo show, ''Ectoplasm'', at Mr. Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Broadley |first1=Erin |title=Ectoplasm: In the Art Studio with Incubus' Brandon Boyd |url=https://www.laweekly.com/ectoplasm-in-the-art-studio-with-incubus-brandon-boyd/ |access-date=June 15, 2020 |agency=LA Weekly |date=September 18, 2008}}</ref>

In March 2020, Boyd had planned to debut a new large-scale solo exhibit, ''Impossible Knots'', at the Samuel Lynne Galleries in Dallas, Texas. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the in-person exhibit had to be postponed. On April 18, 2020, his work debuted online via a virtual exhibition preview on [[Instagram]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Boyd videos |url=https://www.samuellynne.com/brandon-boyd-videos |website=Samuel Lynne Galleries |publisher=Squarespace |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref> This online debut will be followed by the in-person exhibition in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Brandon Boyd |url=https://www.brandonboyd.me/about |website=Brandon Boyd |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Impossible Knots by Brandon Boyd |url=https://www.samuellynne.com/exhibitions |website=Samuel Lynne Galleries |publisher=Squarespace |access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>

Boyd released a card-matching game called ''Two Doors/Deux Portes'', based on a series of his watercolor paintings.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Arielle |title=Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd finds peace in his yurt |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-incubus-brandon-boyd-20190406-story.html |access-date=August 2, 2020 |agency=LA Times |date=April 6, 2019}}</ref>

Boyd has written and curated three books, each of which comprise his personal illustrations, photography, song lyrics, and additional thoughts and writings. His books are ''White Fluffy Clouds'' (2003), ''From the Murks of the Sultry Abyss'' (2007), and ''So the Echo'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://brandonboyd.me/about_ste.html#.UpQKi2TwJtk |title=So The Echo - About |publisher=Brandonboyd.me |access-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313211700/http://brandonboyd.me/about_ste.html#.UpQKi2TwJtk |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> all published under his [[imprint (trade name)|book imprint]], Endophasia Publications.<ref>{{cite web |title=Book Review: So the Echo x Brandon Boyd |url=http://themanifoldmag.com/book-review-so-the-echo-x-brandon-boyd/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206131600/http://themanifoldmag.com/book-review-so-the-echo-x-brandon-boyd/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 6, 2018 |website=The Manifold |publisher=The Manifold Magazine |access-date=June 15, 2020 |date=2013}}</ref>