Erica Branch, “Pookinopolis” of Branch Heart Art LLC. currently resides in Bossier City, Louisiana with her husband, three bulldogs and two hairless cats. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing. Prior to pursuing her passion of creating art full time, she was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army with almost nine years of active-duty service including a deployment to Iraq. Although she works in a myriad of mediums, one of her favorites is Gouache, an opaque water-based paint. She enjoys creating vibrantly colorful, fantastic and whimsical paintings.