I am a non licensed painter. I was hired for a project with the promise that I would get paid $9000. The homeowner fired me when 80% of the job was completed and paid me 35% of the agreed. I have pictures before and after and texts about the agreement.
Yes, you can sue the homeowner for payment. It sounds like you have been improperly terminated on the project, in which case you would be entitled to claim all of the costs you incurred to perform the work plus the profit you would have earned had you fully performed.