Thanks proactive. I already knew about the paint(Graphics g) method but that does not draw allow me to draw data that is entered while using the program. I did a search and came across this link:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp...essage=1643593
This points in the direction of putting an Image on the frame and working with the Image. I'm going to do some more research but the example does close to what I am trying to do. Thanks!