I have had quite a number of e mails recently asking about the way I create my backgrounds, which is very flattering, but difficult to answer, as I do not have any set formula or system! However, I did think I might concentrate on that side of things in this post. It will mean using examples from the past which some of you will have already seen, so I apologise for that. I have two main ways of going about the background. Either traditionally painting the subject first and then adding the…