Thank you Swampy, the culprit is a background brush i downloaded from here
http://www.furiae.com/index.php?view=gallery
( texture brush link, download right at the bottom )
using the art history brush it makes great backgrounds using the colours from the image
Palms
P.S.you must of been typing to fast as you have missed spelt my name which pleases me cause i am always doing it ! ! ! ! !