UZUN ISLAND – Pennsylvania man suspected of killing Brooklyn artist at luxury wellness retreat in the Hamptons was in a romantic relationship He had been with her for years but was trying to break up with her, according to a friend and mentor.

The Brooklyn artist, who was reportedly murdered at a spa in the Hamptons on Monday, was apparently trying to break off her long-term relationship with the Pennsylvania man believed to be her sugar daddy and mentor. he tells FOX News.

“I felt like he wanted to get away from it,” said Liz Phillips, a part-time art professor at SUNY Purchase, where she taught Rosas and hired him as an assistant, referring to her mentee’s desire to distance himself from art. Man.

Sabina Rosas, 33, was found dead in a room of the Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill.

An undated photo of murdered Sabina Rosas, who was found dead at a wellness center in Water Mill, New York, on Monday, October 28, 2024. (Provided to Fox News Digital)

“He came everywhere with her,” he said, but he thought Rosas was getting tired of it.

Suspect Thomas Gannon, 56, Rosas’ alleged sugar daddy, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Pennsylvania home on Wednesday.

Phillips says Rosas had a romantic relationship with Gannon for about four years and financed some of Gannon’s projects during that time.

He says Rosas planned to visit him in Queens, but Rosas never showed.

“She was beautiful and talented,” he said. “He truly lit up a classroom like no other.”

An undated photo of Thomas Gannon was provided to Fox News Digital. (Provided to Fox News Digital)

Phillips described Rosas as a hard-working and talented artist with a unique background. “I wish he had killed himself instead of her,” he said.

Authorities are not saying how Rosas died and the investigation is ongoing.

FOX News contributed to this report.