I’m Rachel Brown, an artist living and working in Edinburgh, Scotland. My work celebrates the natural world — from the plants growing in my garden to the rugged coastlines of Scotland that I’ve long loved and explored.

Much of my current practice centres on botanical monoprinting. I gather flowers, leaves, stems and seed heads from my garden and nearby green spaces to create layered, delicate prints that honour the form, fragility and quiet beauty of each plant. Every monoprint is one of a kind, capturing a moment in the life of a plant through ink, pressure, and time.

Alongside my printmaking, I make artist books — especially using folded formats such as the lotus fold — as well as expressive mixed media works. My process often begins with collage: vintage book pages, old newspapers or my own mono-printed papers form a textured base. Over this I build up layers of paint, sometimes wiping or sanding back to reveal what lies beneath. This layering creates a sense of history and depth, echoing the weathered walls, tidal marks, and found textures of harbour towns and coastal paths.

Though my focus has shifted more toward printmaking, I continue to explore digital drawing and mixed media work. Some of my prints are developed digitally and printed locally by a fine art printer here in Edinburgh.

Whether I’m working with plants, paint, or pixels, I’m always searching for that quiet connection between place, memory and mark-making.

You can explore my available work here, learn more about my process over on Instagram [@rachelbrownartist], or get in touch to say hello!