Hand-held paint tray

A hand-held paint tray comprising:

• a body portion comprising a bottom and a rear wall, front wall, left side wall, and right side wall extending upwardly from said bottom to define a reservoir, said rear wall, said front wall, said left side wall and said right side wall terminating in co-planar edges, said bottom portion including an incline ramp portion, and a concave section at the top of said incline ramp portion extending parallel to said front wall, said concave region generally conforming to said sleeve portion of said paint roller;
• an applicator rest extending inwardly from said rear wall, said applicator rest being dimensioned to support a handle portion of a paint roller with sleeve portion of said paint roller disposed in said concave region;
• a lid configured to releasably engage said co-planar edges to seal paint and said paint roller within said paint tray;
• a rigid and generally u-shaped handle comprising first and second side portions and a connecting portion extending between said first and second side portions, said first and second side portions arcing upwardly from said connecting portion and being connected to said left side wall and said right side wall, respectively,
• whereby said connecting portion may be positioned adjacent to and spaced from said rear wall so that a user's hand may extend between said connecting portion and said rear wall with said connecting portion contacting a back of said user's hand and fingers of said user's hands contacting said bottom for supporting said paint tray during use.