Kustom Artist: Kent Reppert II

Still Runnin magazine loves automotive artists, there are many talented ones among us. One of SRMʼs true favorites was ....

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kent Reppert II began drawing “as soon as I was able to pick up a pencil.” He became the epitome of the home schooled artist; he was both the teacher and the student. His fascination with the comic and the horrific began early, when as a child he would copy cartoons from the comic section of the newspaper and the monsters from horror films in the movie section.

“In school I spent my classes drawing.” He says. When asked to do a book report Kent would instead turn in a graphic novel version of the story. He was also a fan of Tex Avery cartoons and the endless battles between Droopy and the wolf and cats and dogs, a conflict that later became a theme of his work.

SRM has had the pleasure of meeting one of Kentʼs biggest fans ... his father, Kent Reppert Sr. who weʼve met while he was touring the east coast circuit showing his sonʼs art. Kent Sr. thoroughly enjoys sharing the often humorous adventures behind his sonʼs work by pointing out obscure things that might otherwise go unnoticed in the art pieces. By the time Senior is done telling you the colorful tales behind Kentʼs art you will have a difficult time choosing which piece to take home with you. If youʼve ever had the pleasure to meet Ken Reppert Senior at the car shows you already now that his support, enthusiasm and pride for his son, and his art is over the top.