diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp
index 40b288e0..7cd5f2b7 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void QskBoxClipNode::setBox( const QRectF& rect,
     else
     {
         setIsRectangular( false );
-        QskBoxRenderer().renderFill( rect, shape, border, m_geometry );
+        QskBoxRenderer::renderFill( rect, shape, border, m_geometry );
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxFillNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskBoxFillNode.cpp
index 02e8bd81..a84323f3 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxFillNode.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxFillNode.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void QskBoxFillNode::updateNode(
 
     if ( dirtyGeometry )
     {
-        QskBoxRenderer().renderFill( rect, shapeMetrics, borderMetrics, d->geometry );
+        QskBoxRenderer::renderFill( rect, shapeMetrics, borderMetrics, d->geometry );
         markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.cpp
index 94f4e238..90bc11c3 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ QSK_QT_PRIVATE_BEGIN
 #include <private/qsgnode_p.h>
 QSK_QT_PRIVATE_END
 
-Q_GLOBAL_STATIC( QSGVertexColorMaterial, qskMaterialVertex )
+Q_GLOBAL_STATIC( QSGVertexColorMaterial, qskMaterialColorVertex )
 
 static inline QskHashValue qskMetricsHash(
     const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& borderMetrics )
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static inline QskGradient qskEffectiveGradient( const QskGradient& gradient )
                 }
                 case QskGradient::Radial:
                 case QskGradient::Conic:
-                {   
+                {
                     qWarning() << "QskBoxRectangleNode does not support radial/conic gradients";
                     g.setLinearDirection( Qt::Vertical );
 
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ QskBoxRectangleNode::QskBoxRectangleNode()
 {
     Q_D( QskBoxRectangleNode );
 
-    setMaterial( qskMaterialVertex );
+    setMaterial( qskMaterialColorVertex );
     setGeometry( &d->geometry );
 }
 
 QskBoxRectangleNode::~QskBoxRectangleNode()
 {
-    if ( material() != qskMaterialVertex )
+    if ( material() != qskMaterialColorVertex )
         delete material();
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::updateNode( const QRectF& rect,
     Q_D( QskBoxRectangleNode );
 
     /*
-        QskBoxRenderer supports certain linear gradients only. 
+        QskBoxRenderer supports certain linear gradients only.
         For everything else we would have to use a QskGradientMaterial instead.
 
         As a temporary solution we simply "convert" gradient into a
@@ -229,13 +229,11 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::updateNode( const QRectF& rect,
     bool maybeFlat = false;
 #endif
 
-    QskBoxRenderer renderer;
-
     if ( !maybeFlat )
     {
         setMonochrome( false );
 
-        renderer.renderBox( d->rect, shape, borderMetrics,
+        QskBoxRenderer::renderBox( d->rect, shape, borderMetrics,
             borderColors, fillGradient, *geometry() );
     }
     else
@@ -248,12 +246,12 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::updateNode( const QRectF& rect,
         if ( hasFill )
         {
             flatMaterial->setColor( fillGradient.rgbStart() );
-            renderer.renderFill( d->rect, shape, QskBoxBorderMetrics(), *geometry() );
+            QskBoxRenderer::renderFill( d->rect, shape, QskBoxBorderMetrics(), *geometry() );
         }
         else
         {
             flatMaterial->setColor( borderColors.left().rgbStart() );
-            renderer.renderBorder( d->rect, shape, borderMetrics, *geometry() );
+            QskBoxRenderer::renderBorder( d->rect, shape, borderMetrics, *geometry() );
         }
     }
 }
@@ -262,7 +260,7 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::setMonochrome( bool on )
 {
     const auto material = this->material();
 
-    if ( on == ( material != qskMaterialVertex ) )
+    if ( on == ( material != qskMaterialColorVertex ) )
         return;
 
     Q_D( QskBoxRectangleNode );
@@ -278,7 +276,7 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::setMonochrome( bool on )
     }
     else
     {
-        setMaterial( qskMaterialVertex );
+        setMaterial( qskMaterialColorVertex );
         delete material;
 
         const QSGGeometry g( QSGGeometry::defaultAttributes_ColoredPoint2D(), 0 );
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.h b/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.h
index 131712a0..c623f76c 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.h
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskBoxRectangleNode : public QSGGeometryNode
     void setMonochrome( bool on );
 
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE( QskBoxRectangleNode )
-
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h b/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h
index d7668b78..37c26325 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h
@@ -23,16 +23,19 @@ namespace QskVertex
 class QSK_EXPORT QskBoxRenderer
 {
   public:
-    void renderBorder( const QRectF&,
+    static void renderBorder( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    void renderFill( const QRectF&,
+    static void renderFill( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    void renderBox( const QRectF&,
+    static void renderBox( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
         const QskBoxBorderColors&, const QskGradient&, QSGGeometry& );
 
+    static void renderRect( const QRectF&, const QskGradient&, QSGGeometry& );
+    static void renderRect( const QRectF&, QSGGeometry& );
+
     class Quad
     {
       public:
@@ -106,29 +109,29 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskBoxRenderer
     };
 
   private:
-    void renderRectFill( const QRectF&,
+    static void renderRectFill( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    void renderRectBorder( const QRectF&,
+    static void renderRectBorder( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    void renderRect( const QRectF&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
+    static void renderRect( const QRectF&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
         const QskBoxBorderColors&, const QskGradient&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    void renderRectellipseFill( const QRectF&,
+    static void renderRectellipseFill( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    void renderRectellipseBorder( const QRectF&,
+    static void renderRectellipseBorder( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    void renderRectellipse( const QRectF&,
+    static void renderRectellipse( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
         const QskBoxBorderColors&, const QskGradient&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    void renderDiagonalFill( const Metrics&, const QskGradient&,
+    static void renderDiagonalFill( const Metrics&, const QskGradient&,
         int lineCount, QskVertex::ColoredLine* );
 
-    void renderRectFill( const Quad&, const QskGradient&, QskVertex::ColoredLine* );
+    static void renderRectFill( const Quad&, const QskGradient&, QskVertex::ColoredLine* );
 };
 
 inline void QskBoxRenderer::renderBorder(
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxRendererRect.cpp b/src/nodes/QskBoxRendererRect.cpp
index 997ae8d8..6c210eb9 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxRendererRect.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxRendererRect.cpp
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ void QskBoxRenderer::renderRectFill( const QRectF& rect,
         return;
     }
 
-    geometry.setDrawingMode( QSGGeometry::DrawTriangleStrip );
     geometry.allocate( 4 );
 
     auto p = geometry.vertexDataAsPoint2D();
@@ -553,6 +552,18 @@ void QskBoxRenderer::renderRectFill( const QRectF& rect,
     p[3].set( quad.right, quad.bottom );
 }
 
+void QskBoxRenderer::renderRect( const QRectF& rect,
+    const QskGradient& gradient, QSGGeometry& geometry )
+{
+    renderRect( rect, QskBoxBorderMetrics(),
+        QskBoxBorderColors(), gradient, geometry );
+}
+
+void QskBoxRenderer::renderRect( const QRectF& rect, QSGGeometry& geometry )
+{
+    renderRectFill( rect, QskBoxBorderMetrics(), geometry );
+}
+
 void QskBoxRenderer::renderRect( const QRectF& rect,
     const QskBoxBorderMetrics& border, const QskBoxBorderColors& borderColors,
     const QskGradient& gradient, QSGGeometry& geometry )