diff --git a/examples/gg/rectangles.v b/examples/gg/rectangles.v
index 8a3de89a78..6f37785bb2 100644
--- a/examples/gg/rectangles.v
+++ b/examples/gg/rectangles.v
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ fn main() {
 		create_window: true
 		window_title: 'Rectangles'
 		frame_fn: frame
-		init_fn: init_app
 		user_data: app
+		init_fn: init_images
 	)
 	app.gg.run()
 }
 
-fn init_app(mut app App) {
+fn init_images(mut app App) {
 	app.image = gg.create_image('logo.png')
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/gg/gg.v b/vlib/gg/gg.v
index 8b7dcb411d..4929b35865 100644
--- a/vlib/gg/gg.v
+++ b/vlib/gg/gg.v
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import sokol
 import sokol.sapp
 import sokol.sgl
 import sokol.gfx
-import stbi
 
 // import time
 pub type FNCb = fn (x voidptr)
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@ pub:
 
 pub struct Context {
 	render_text bool
+	//img_cache []ImageCache
 pub mut:
 	scale       f32 = 1.0 // will get set to 2.0 for retina, will remain 1.0 for normal
 	width       int
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ pub fn new_context(cfg Config) &Context {
 		config: cfg
 		render_text: cfg.font_path != ''
 		ft: 0
+
 	}
 	// C.printf('new_context() %p\n', cfg.user_data)
 	window := C.sapp_desc{
@@ -243,71 +244,6 @@ pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_empty_rect(x, y, w, h f32, c gx.Color) {
 pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_circle(x, y, r f32, c gx.Color) {
 }
 
-pub struct Image {
-pub mut:
-	width       int
-	height      int
-	nr_channels int
-	ok          bool
-	data        voidptr
-	ext         string
-	simg_ok     bool
-	simg        C.sg_image
-}
-
-pub fn create_image(file string) Image {
-	if !os.exists(file) {
-		println('gg.create_image(): file not found: $file')
-		return Image{} // none
-	}
-	stb_img := stbi.load(file)
-	mut img := Image{
-		width: stb_img.width
-		height: stb_img.height
-		nr_channels: stb_img.nr_channels
-		ok: stb_img.ok
-		data: stb_img.data
-		ext: stb_img.ext
-	}
-	return img
-}
-
-pub fn create_image_from_memory(buf byteptr, bufsize int) Image {
-	stb_img := stbi.load_from_memory(buf, bufsize)
-	mut img := Image{
-		width: stb_img.width
-		height: stb_img.height
-		nr_channels: stb_img.nr_channels
-		ok: stb_img.ok
-		data: stb_img.data
-		ext: stb_img.ext
-	}
-	return img
-}
-
-pub fn create_image_from_byte_array(b []byte) Image {
-	return create_image_from_memory(b.data, b.len)
-}
-
-pub fn (mut img Image) init_sokol_image() &Image {
-	mut img_desc := C.sg_image_desc{
-		width: img.width
-		height: img.height
-		num_mipmaps: 0
-		wrap_u: .clamp_to_edge
-		wrap_v: .clamp_to_edge
-		label: &byte(0)
-		d3d11_texture: 0
-	}
-	img_desc.content.subimage[0][0] = C.sg_subimage_content{
-		ptr: img.data
-		size: img.nr_channels * img.width * img.height
-	}
-	img.simg = C.sg_make_image(&img_desc)
-	img.simg_ok = true
-	return img
-}
-
 pub fn (gg &Context) begin() {
 	if gg.render_text && gg.font_inited {
 		gg.ft.flush()
@@ -336,35 +272,6 @@ pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_line(x, y, x2, y2 f32, c gx.Color) {
 	sgl.end()
 }
 
-pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_image(x, y, width, height f32, img &Image) {
-	if !img.simg_ok {
-		unsafe {
-			mut image := img
-			image.init_sokol_image()
-		}
-	}
-	u0 := f32(0.0)
-	v0 := f32(0.0)
-	u1 := f32(1.0)
-	v1 := f32(1.0)
-	x0 := f32(x) * ctx.scale
-	y0 := f32(y) * ctx.scale
-	x1 := f32(x + width) * ctx.scale
-	y1 := f32(y + height) * ctx.scale
-	//
-	sgl.load_pipeline(ctx.timage_pip)
-	sgl.enable_texture()
-	sgl.texture(img.simg)
-	sgl.begin_quads()
-	sgl.c4b(255, 255, 255, 255)
-	sgl.v2f_t2f(x0, y0,	  u0, v0)
-	sgl.v2f_t2f(x1, y0,	  u1, v0)
-	sgl.v2f_t2f(x1, y1,	  u1, v1)
-	sgl.v2f_t2f(x0, y1,	  u0, v1)
-	sgl.end()
-	sgl.disable_texture()
-}
-
 pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_rounded_rect(x, y, width, height, radius f32, color gx.Color) {
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/gg/image.v b/vlib/gg/image.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b73211366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/gg/image.v
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Alexander Medvednikov. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+module gg
+
+import gx
+import os
+import sokol
+import sokol.sapp
+import sokol.sgl
+import sokol.gfx
+import stbi
+
+pub struct Image {
+pub mut:
+	//id int
+	width       int
+	height      int
+	nr_channels int
+	ok          bool
+	data        voidptr
+	ext         string
+	simg_ok     bool
+	simg        C.sg_image
+	path string
+}
+
+/*
+struct ImageCache {
+	id int
+mut:
+	simg C.sg_image
+	ok bool
+}
+*/
+
+//pub fn (mut ctx Context) create_image(file string) Image {
+pub fn  create_image(file string) Image {
+	if !os.exists(file) {
+		println('gg.create_image(): file not found: $file')
+		return Image{} // none
+	}
+	//id := ctx.img_buf.len
+	stb_img := stbi.load(file)
+	mut img := Image{
+		width: stb_img.width
+		height: stb_img.height
+		nr_channels: stb_img.nr_channels
+		ok: stb_img.ok
+		data: stb_img.data
+		ext: stb_img.ext
+		path: file
+		//id: id
+	}
+	img.init_sokol_image()
+	//ctx.img_buf << ImageCache {
+		//id: id
+	//}
+	return img
+}
+
+pub fn create_image_from_memory(buf byteptr, bufsize int) Image {
+	stb_img := stbi.load_from_memory(buf, bufsize)
+	mut img := Image{
+		width: stb_img.width
+		height: stb_img.height
+		nr_channels: stb_img.nr_channels
+		ok: stb_img.ok
+		data: stb_img.data
+		ext: stb_img.ext
+	}
+	return img
+}
+
+pub fn create_image_from_byte_array(b []byte) Image {
+	return create_image_from_memory(b.data, b.len)
+}
+
+pub fn (mut img Image) init_sokol_image() &Image {
+	println('\n init sokol image $img.path ok=$img.simg_ok')
+	mut img_desc := C.sg_image_desc{
+		width: img.width
+		height: img.height
+		num_mipmaps: 0
+		wrap_u: .clamp_to_edge
+		wrap_v: .clamp_to_edge
+		label: &byte(0)
+		d3d11_texture: 0
+	}
+	img_desc.content.subimage[0][0] = C.sg_subimage_content{
+		ptr: img.data
+		size: img.nr_channels * img.width * img.height
+	}
+	img.simg = C.sg_make_image(&img_desc)
+	img.simg_ok = true
+	return img
+}
+
+fn (mut ctx Context) cache_sokol_image(img &Image) {
+	//println('\ncache sokol image $img.path ok=$img.simg_ok')
+	mut img_desc := C.sg_image_desc{
+		width: img.width
+		height: img.height
+		num_mipmaps: 0
+		wrap_u: .clamp_to_edge
+		wrap_v: .clamp_to_edge
+		label: &byte(0)
+		d3d11_texture: 0
+	}
+	img_desc.content.subimage[0][0] = C.sg_subimage_content{
+		ptr: img.data
+		size: img.nr_channels * img.width * img.height
+	}
+	//ctx.img_cache[img.id].simg = C.sg_make_image(&img_desc)
+	//ctx.img_cache[img.id].ok = true
+}
+
+pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_image(x, y, width, height f32, img &Image) {
+	if !img.simg_ok {
+		return
+		//ctx.cache_sokol_image(img)
+		/*
+		unsafe {
+			mut image := img
+			image.init_sokol_image()
+		}
+		*/
+	}
+	u0 := f32(0.0)
+	v0 := f32(0.0)
+	u1 := f32(1.0)
+	v1 := f32(1.0)
+	x0 := f32(x) * ctx.scale
+	y0 := f32(y) * ctx.scale
+	x1 := f32(x + width) * ctx.scale
+	y1 := f32(y + height) * ctx.scale
+	//
+	sgl.load_pipeline(ctx.timage_pip)
+	sgl.enable_texture()
+	sgl.texture(img.simg)
+	sgl.begin_quads()
+	sgl.c4b(255, 255, 255, 255)
+	sgl.v2f_t2f(x0, y0,	  u0, v0)
+	sgl.v2f_t2f(x1, y0,	  u1, v0)
+	sgl.v2f_t2f(x1, y1,	  u1, v1)
+	sgl.v2f_t2f(x0, y1,	  u0, v1)
+	sgl.end()
+	sgl.disable_texture()
+}
+
+