[1] At the OCA she met and became friends with other notable western artists, which included Euphemia McNaught and Illingworth Kerr.

[3] She continued producing artwork in her studio, while also working as an illustrator and designer, caring for her parents, and engaging in amateur naturalism.

[3] In 1965, Brown moved to British Columbia, initially to Sidney, and then to Deep Cove, where she continued to make art.

During the 1930s Brown began to gather information relating to the history and lore of southern Alberta wildflowers, which would later become her first major publication: Old Man's Garden.

[1] The book features an introduction by Frank Lynch-Staunton, the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, who was a family friend of Brown's.

Brown was a versatile artist and worked in various mediums, including oil painting, watercolour, graphic design and print making.

[6] She rejected the conservatism of early 20th century Albertan art, instead taking influence from local communities, native plants and the regional landscape.

[1] Brown had an extensive knowledge of Albertan plant life and cultivated wildflowers in her garden in Fort Macleod.

[1] Brown displays modernist tendencies in her use of bold colours, and takes influence from her instructor Lawren Harris in portraying natural spaces using abstract and geometric shapes.