Apparatus for holding and drying paint brushes

Apparatus for holding and drying paint brushes having a brush handle and a brush applicator portion connected to said brush handle, said apparatus for connection to a bucket having an upper bucket rim and defining a bucket interior, said apparatus comprising, in combination:

• a lid structure including a lid top, a circular lid wall projecting outwardly from the outer periphery of said lid top and having bucket rim engagement means, said lid structure defining a plurality of spaced recesses within the confines of said circular lid wall and further defining openings in communication with said spaced recesses, said lid structure further including brush handle retention elements at said spaced recesses for applying frictional forces to brush handles received thereby to releasably support paint brushes;
• a base;
• a connector structure connecting said lid structure to said base with said lid structure and said base spaced from one another;
• and
• liquid absorbent material at said base, said base positioned in the bucket interior and disposed below said lid structure when said lid structure is connected to said bucket and covers said bucket interior, said liquid absorbent material operable to absorb paint or other liquids dripping from paint brushes supported by said lid structure, and said lid structure defining air vent openings to promote drying of said paint brushes.