replacing picturebox with device context

[daydee]

Hi, I'd like to be able to get rid of a picturebox I'm using on one of my forms.
I know I'll have to use StretchBlt API to replace the paintpicture vb function in my code but how would I go about creating the device context to replace the picturebox itself and making all this work.
I guess I should ask also... is loading an image to a device context much quicker than loading to a picturebox?

Thanks in advance,

what I have so far

Dim MyPic As StdPicture
Set MyPic = LoadPicture(picturePath)
          Call Picture1.PaintPicture(MyPic, 0, 0, Picture1.Width, Picture1.Height)
          Set MyPic = Nothing
          Image1.Picture = Picture1.Image
          Set Picture1.Picture = Nothing