Paint () and Using Buttons together?

I was just wondering, a have a GUI for a simple 2-d grid game using
the paint method to draw on the images. I want to have buttons to start
the game and for pausing the timer and entering the users name...etc. So
I was wondering how i would use those two together...
Set Up:
top of screen - game logo drawn on
middle - the actual gameplay drawn on
bottom - need some buttons there as well as some text drawn on

thx in advance...if u need anymore info just ask..