My SSCCE

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public final class SSCCE1 extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    JList list;
    JButton select;
    JButton exit;
    Object[]mainMenu = {"Value 1", "Value 2", "Value 3", "Value 4"};

    public SSCCE1() {
        MainMenu();
    }

    public void MainMenu() {
        JPanel controls = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5,5));
        final CardLayout cl = new CardLayout();
        final JPanel panel = new JPanel(cl);
        controls.add(panel);
        this.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEADING));
            list = new JList<Object>(mainMenu);
            list.setVisibleRowCount(7);
            select = new JButton("Select");
            exit = new JButton("Exit");
            controls.add(new JScrollPane(list));
            JPanel basePanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 1));
            basePanel.add(select);
            basePanel.add(exit);
            controls.add(basePanel, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);
            add(controls);
            revalidate();
            repaint();
            SSCCE1.this.repaint();
    }

    public void createAndShowGUI() {
        mainFrame();
        SSCCE1.this.repaint();
    }

    public static void mainFrame() {
        JFrame f = new SSCCE1();
        f.setTitle("My SSCCE");
        f.pack();
        f.setVisible(true);
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.add(new drawOnPanel()); // When this is uncommented, it messes with the other JPanel, but when commented, it works fine, but does not allow drawing on the other JFrame.
        f.setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
        f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
            SSCCE1 gui = new SSCCE1();
            gui.createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
    }
}

class drawOnPanel extends JPanel {
    @Override
    protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
        super.paintComponent(g);
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
        g2.setColor(Color.BLUE);
    }
  @Override
  public Dimension getPreferredSize(){
    return new Dimension(250, 250);
  }
}