Thread: pictures wont load

the method that deals with the pictures

	private void jList1ListSelectionValueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) {
		String file = (String) shopItems.getSelectedValue();
		int item = itemColorList.getSelectedIndex();
		try {
			URL picUrl = new URL(getCodeBase(),
					"/Resources/TCC/pics/"+ file + "/");
			Image pic = getImage(picUrl, (item+1)+ ".gif");
			shopPictures.addPic(pic);
			shopPictures.repaint();
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

the shopPictures (PicturePanel) class

package ernya;
 
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
 
import javax.swing.JPanel;
 
public class JPicturePanel extends JPanel {
	Image pic = null;
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
	public JPicturePanel() {
		initComponents(); 
	}
	private void initComponents() {
		setSize(55, 55);
	}
	public void addPic(Image picture){
		pic = picture;
	}
	public void paint(Graphics g){
			g.drawImage(pic,0,0,this);
	}
}