According to Jansen’s Instagram, he was in a relationship with a young woman named Catherine Michie before his death.

Jansen’s girlfriend is reportedly an ICU nurse who resides in New York. The couple has several posts on Jansen’s Instagram, including a photo booth–style post of them smiling and kissing from January 2023. Jansen also snapped a photo of Catherine posing by his art two days prior to his death.

Like Jansen, Catherine has multiple pictures of them on her account, including a heartfelt post she wrote to him the day after he died.

“Jansen, I met you only a year ago, but you have been my best friend and biggest fan,” Catherine wrote under photos of her and Jansen. “I will never forget the first time I saw your face and the first things you said to me. Words cannot express the pain of knowing I won’t hear your laugh again.”

She continued, “I hope you find peace, and I’m sorry I wasn’t there when you needed me most. The world is better because you were in it. I know we will paint together again someday. I’ll always be your sugarpop. Someone wake me up and tell me this is a dream. Love you, Bubbles.”