A brush with a handle that includes a pivotally mounted female engagement member at one end of the handle. This end of the handle includes a fork termination with two separated elongated members that have each a flat opposing surface with radially disposed recesses therein. An elongated termination of the female engagement member cooperatively and snugly fits between the surfaces. The elongated termination includes cooperating ribs that permit a user to keep the female engagement member at a predetermined angle with respect to the handle. And the female engagement member is removably coupled to a mating male engagement member that includes a bristle gripping assembly. A user can then paint with the brush without causing the pivoting female engagement member to move by the strokes up to a predetermined magnitude.
