Java Error Code

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at BattleImage$ImagePanel.paintComponent(BattleImage.java:188)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1054)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:887)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1063)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:887)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1063)
	at javax.swing.JLayeredPane.paint(JLayeredPane.java:585)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:887)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintToOffscreen(JComponent.java:5228)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBuffered(RepaintManager.java:1482)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paint(RepaintManager.java:1413)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(RepaintManager.java:1206)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1040)
	at java.awt.GraphicsCallback$PaintCallback.run(GraphicsCallback.java:39)
	at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runOneComponent(SunGraphicsCallback.java:78)
	at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runComponents(SunGraphicsCallback.java:115)
	at java.awt.Container.paint(Container.java:1967)
	at java.awt.Window.paint(Window.java:3867)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:781)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:728)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.prePaintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:677)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.access$700(RepaintManager.java:59)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager$ProcessingRunnable.run(RepaintManager.java:1621)
	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:251)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:705)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:101)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:666)
	at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:664)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:76)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:675)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:211)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:128)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:117)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)