Drawing with my finger on my Mac

I'm looking for a software/ hardware solution kind of like a Wacom tablet but inexpensive - no bells and whistles needed, just the ability to "finger paint" on my Mac like I do with Draw 4 Free on my iPad. Any ideas from you Mac-savvy creattive types?
thanks!
andy

The iMac has no touch screen and solutions to this by third parties are expensive or do not work consistently.
An iMac IS NOT an iPad or any other mobile iDevice.
Instead of using one on Wacom's more expensive drawing tablets, look at Wacom's less expensive BambooPad line of consumer tablets.
http://www.wacom.com/en/us/everyday/bamboo-pad-wireless
OR Even this.
http://www.wacom.com/en/us/creative/intuos-s
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