Working from his studio in London ON Canada, a career of 40 years has seen Cliff produce a large eclectic array of work. This has included Wyeth like rural paintings for International Harvester, Rockwellian depictions of people with their favourite cars for General Motors, Aviation Posters, reproduced and collected by enthusiasts across North America. and formal oil portraits of public figures. Other notable commissions included the only officially authorized Terry Fox Painting and a major outdoor clay mural commission for the Centenary of the City of Chatham.

Kearns has always been active exploring and creating personal fine art throughout the course of the private and corporate commissions, and has now turned full time and attention to the visual expression of his unique and reflective view. This expression has taken the form of abstract contemporary mixed media paintings. 

His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers in Canada, including The Arts Project and The Art Exchange in London, Ontario, the Art Works Gallery in Vancouver BC, the Papermill Art Gallery in Toronto, and Galerie Luz in Montreal. It has also been represented and received awards in a number of online juried exhibitions. His work is in private and corporate collections, including those of General Motors of Canada, International Harvester, Kurtz Steel Inc., and the Roman Catholic Diocese of London.