Hi, sweetheart, art restorator here. First of all, sorry for your loss, glad to hear it's becoming easier to bear for your family.
Now, on her art. This is not really a matter of ethics, but rather, a matter of something we call 'the Discourse'. She was your mom, you're not trying to erase her in your own favor, and don't plan on exploiting her artwork, so ethically you are in the clear.
Now, the Discourse is a separate matter. The Discourse is what differentiates random squiggles from Art with a capital A.
The Discourse has three parts: a)What the artwork is, in purely technical matters, b)What the artwork is representing, as intented by the artist, and c)How the artwork fits within the wider culture, as determined by the historical moment the artist was experiencing, their personal beliefs, and the combination of both, since art is always a reaction to life.
Under these parameters, point B would be entirely unaffected. However, by changing point A and introducing yourself to the technical aspect, you would also be affecting point C, turning the work of a single woman expressing herself into a colaborative effort continued years after her death as a labor of love.
Ultimately, if she didn't leave instructions, it is up to you. Maybe you'd rather leave her art as is as a shrine to a creative life cut short, or complete it as a bonding experience with another artistic mind that should have been in your life. Change is inevitable, we only get to choose the shape it takes.
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