Try change you code like this:
- (void)awakeFromNib
{
[scrollview setHasVerticalScroller:YES];
[scrollview setHasHorizontalScroller:YES];
[scrollview setBorderType:NSNoBorder];
[scrollview setAutoresizingMask:NSViewWidthSizable|NSViewHeightSizable];
[scrollview setDocumentView:paintingfield];
[scrollView.documentView setFrame: CGRectMake(0, 0, paintingfield.frame.size.width,paintingfield.frame.size.height) ];
}