ABOUT

Bonnie Branson is a background artist for the animation industry in Los Angeles. Her experience includes BG paint for TV animation, stage scenic painting, visual development for VR and for an animated feature. Before transitioning to animation, Bonnie was a middle school visual arts teacher in the Boston metro area.

When she is not painting, Bonnie loves exploring new places, listening to music, and taking way too many photographs!

For work inquiries, Bonnie can be contacted at: artbonnie@icloud.com

EXPERIENCE

Skybound Entertainment | Background Painter

Invincible (Jul 2024 – Feb 2026)

Christi Bertelsen | Freelance Background Artist

Two Socks (Apr 2025 – May 2025)

Nickelodeon Animation | Color and Design

Rugrats (Oct 2022 – Apr 2024)

The Loud House Movie: No Time to Spy (Feb 2024)

Santiago of the Seas (May 2021 – Sep 2022)

Santiago of the Seas: Specials (Sep 2020 – Feb 2021)

Cartoon Network | Freelance Visual Development Artist

NDA -Three Short Form Development Projects (May 2021 – May 2022)

Warner Bros. Feature Animation | Freelance Visual Development Artist

NDA- Long Form Development Project (Oct 2021 – Dec 2021)

Gigglebug Entertainment | Freelance Background Painter

The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti (April 2021 – May 2021)

Cartoon Network | Freelance Background Designer

Victor & Valentino (Jan 2021 – Feb 2021)

Bento Box | Freelance Background Painter

Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (Nov 2020 – Dec 2020)

Netflix Feature Animation | Freelance Pre-Visual Development

Thelma the Unicorn (April 2020)

Bad Robot Productions | Freelance Pre-Visual Development

The Beastlies (March 2019)

Warner Bros. Animation | Freelance Background Painter

Unikitty (Nov 2018)

EDUCATION

School of Visual Arts | BFA, Illustration

University of Hartford | Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Illustration