jpanel = new JPanel();
          jpanel.setSize(400, 400);
          jpanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, 1));
    
          headerLabel = new Label();
          headerLabel.setAlignment(Label.CENTER);
          statusLabel = new Label();    
          statusLabel.setAlignment(Label.CENTER);
          statusLabel.setSize(350,100);

          controlPanel = new Panel();
          controlPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

          jpanel.add(headerLabel);
          jpanel.add(controlPanel);
          jpanel.add(statusLabel);
          jpanel.setVisible(true);  

          controlPanel.add(new DemoFrame());
          controlPanel.setVisible(true);
          jpanel.setVisible(true);

public class DemoFrame extends Canvas {
    /** 
     * 
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3156965697737887068L;
    private static final Logger s_logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DemoFrame.class);
    
    public DemoFrame () {
        setBackground (Color.GRAY);
        setSize(300, 300);
     }   
    
    @Override
    public void paint(Graphics g) {
        Graphics2D g2; 
       g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
       g2.drawString ("It is a custom canvas area", 70, 70);
   }   
}