Abstract: A multipurpose painting aid for use as a paint brush holder attachable to a paint tray as well as a portable, self-supporting, hand holdable receptacle for paint and paint brushes independent of the paint tray. The painting aid includes an open top receptacle, a scraper for removing excess paint from a paint brush disposed at the upper edge of the rear wall of the receptacle, and a pair of spaced apart brackets each including a pair of spaced apart legs projecting rearwardly from the rear wall to define a tray receiving slot therebetween for attaching the receptacle to a paint tray so that the scraper extends above and over the paint tray. The base of the receptacle and one of the legs of each bracket member are spaced apart suffiently to support the receptacle in an upright manner when detached from the paint tray.