Ken Kearney

Ken Kearney fights cancer

Ken Kearney went through 12 hr. surgery Jan. 31st 2007 for pancreatic cancer. An emergancy trip to the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital showed I had an operable case. In March 2007 I was back in Santa Cruz on the mend. I wouldn't wish this on anyone! I went from 220 lbs to 165 lbs. I was so weak, I couldn't even lift myself up onto my elbows in bed. I'd look out the window and wonder if I would ever smell fresh air again! Now I just have to take some time to "smell the roses"! My life has changed forever. There was some local Santa Cruz media coverage on my experience...I recieved hundreds of heartfelt letters from friends and strangers.

Kearney in Intensive Care Unit. It was necessary to be there for over a week because of complications.

Some of the local media stories.

Sherry M. Wren, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, who performed the operation.

Lynne Dempsey RN,MS,CS General Surgery Clinical Nurse Specialist

Some kind doctors and nurses who saved my life.

Kearney still stressing on posting images

It's October 2006....and still missing steps to post images....well... sometime soon?

Photos From The Past

Some images from Kearney Studios, Aptos California circa:1970's. I had studied the work of Hollywood photographers from the 1930's. I had a photo studio in Aptos Village. I was running ads in Good Times. Jay Shore the publisher traded me ad space for photo/illustration assignments. I was also working on a comic strip idea about a guy named Spike who finds a magic camera at a flea market. The camera would produce magic images that would lead to him meeting many beautiful women!

Photos From The Past

Chinese beauty. I did lots of shots of her through the years.

This is Laura. She was a real beauty:full lips, great figure! I did lots of shots of her. She had to cut her hair for modeling jobs in the big city. I later photographed her wedding in San Francisco.

A very cute gal that entered the studio door one day.

A cute young girl. She liked being photographed.

Rough design cartoon ideas.

Cartoon comic strip idea.

Ken In Destin FL Visits Anne, his sister.

Ken overlooks Destin harbor.

Photo and Cartoons

Hey! I got a couple of images on my blog! The portrait is one of thousands I've done over the years....she was local teen...shot this for modeling portfolio...she was wonderful girl! Cartoons: "My Turn Old Man",I created for a New Years card, "King Kong in San Francisco"...I drew as part of the Kong Craze...I had been spending a lot of time in SF while working on a new Will Smith movie("The Pursuit of Happyness", due for release late 2006) as a driver/extra. I figured if Kong came to SF he would climb the Pyrmid biulding....and the girl is playing a uke and singing " East of the Sun and West of the Moon". Any way it's exciting to get some images on here....hope to have many more as I learn how to do this!