public static void loadPixels(JLabel label, int[][] pixels) {
		// 1. convert to 1-d array
		int width  = pixels.length;
		int height = pixels[0].length; 
		int i=0;    // index into new pixarray
		int[] pixarray = new int[width*height];
		for (int y=0; y<height; y++)
		for (int x=0; x<width;  x++)
			// these are stored y-major!
			pixarray[i++] = pixels[x][y];
		// 2. convert 1-d array into Image*/
		MemoryImageSource source = new MemoryImageSource(width,height,pixarray,0,width);
		
	 imageto=label.createImage(source);   // imageto is declared in the top of the class as "private static Image"
		
		// 3. store Image in the JLabel
		ImageIcon imic=new ImageIcon(imageto);
		
		//imic=image;
		label.setIcon(imic);		
	} 

        for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {
            int red = (y * 255) / (height - 1);
            for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
                int blue = (x * 255) / (width - 1);
                pixarray[i++] = (255 << 24) | (red << 16) | blue;
            }
        }