This is my code, it indeed finds the image so that is not my concern, my concern is how to make that image be the background of the panel. I'm trying to work with Graphics but i doesnt work, any ideas?? please??

try {
            java.net.URL imgURL = MAINWINDOW.class.getResource(imagen);

            Image imgFondo = javax.imageio.ImageIO.read(imgURL);
            if (imgFondo != null) {
                Graphics grafica=null;
                grafica.drawImage(imgFondo, 0, 0, this);
                panel.paintComponents(grafica);
            } else {
            System.err.println("Couldn't find file: " + imagen);
            }

        } catch...