Paint with your Computer - Art Rage 2 is Amazing

I’ve always been impressed with the beauty and flexibility of what can be achieved with oil and acrylic paint. I’ve also been a bit fearful of placing that first brush to canvas, knowing what horrors may arise. I think I’ve found a great way to test out some ideas and get a bit of feel for painting without the cleanup.
I downloaded the free version of Art Rage 2 from Ambient Designs, and as you can see, I already have my first attempt in progress (no intent of quitting my day job just yet). The interface is wonderfully clean and simple, and with the first few strokes, you can clearly see the details of the brush streaks in the paint. Pretty amazing.
I am by no means an artist, but I know I will have a lot of fun experimenting with this tool. This fine example has already been exported to a jpg and is now my desktop background.