Priscilla Messner-Patterson and her husband make their home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. After living for 23 years on rugged Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, they welcome views of farmland, mountains and seacoast as well as the sunny days of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley two hours northwest of Seattle. While in Kodiak, Priscilla taught art at Kodiak College for nearly 18 years. Although she occasionally paints other subjects, her primary focus is aviation related, often featuring general aviation, historical themes and the U.S. Coast Guard. She has been a member of the American Society of Aviation Artists since 1994. She is also a member of the Canadian Aviation Artists Association and the Coast Guard Art Program. She has painted the Coast Guard at work in the air and aboard ships.

She has been the recipient of two Gold Founders' Awards from ASAA and has also received awards from Simuflite and Aviation Week and Space Technology. She is one of forty women in business featured in the 2002 Alaska Journal of Commerce. Her husband, a former Navy and U.S. Fish & Wildlife pilot, is her "best friend, biggest help and toughest critic!"

For information on original paintings or commissions, please contact the artist at P.O. Box 2434, Sequim, WA 98382 or phone (360) 477-4195.