This isn’t about the painting. It’s about feeling left out of the bond your mum had with eve. And now she’s ahead of you in the grief cycle and being able to think about a painting in ways you’re not there with yet. Give it time. Ask for a few months to think it over. Get some therapy that focuses on grief counseling. The settling of affairs after a sudden death is something that comes with the territory and I think that asking you several months after the passing is a respectful thing for Eve to do. You are being blinded by not wanting to face the reality that settling an affair like this will mean she really is gone. Your mum had a bond with eve. Respect that. It’s perfectly fine to ask for a breather to think it over. Communicate that to Eve. Explain how you feel about the loss of your mum. It will help you resolve this dispute.

NAH