Me and boys left that house 3 weeks after he passed there, that would be too traumatic for all of us to stay there. I still feel in pain when passing by that house by car. The house where we live now is like escape, holds loads of grieve, confusion.. even now when my partner, now husband lives here, we still can't feel like it's our home. That's why we plan to move some day.
If about portraits... I used to do loads and sometimes especially during wedding seasons had loads of orders. My late husband would be disappointed and sad if know I have given up on that in some way. I always delay to finally draw his portrait, and after his death the first drawing I did was him and myself.