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On OS X, you can try Seashore (http://seashore.sourceforge.net/The_Seashore_Project/About.h...). Based on GIMP code but simplified and emphasizing usability.

I like Seashore because it's a real Cocoa app, but I frequently find myself having to fallback to X11 Gimp for little things. YMMV.