I have just been coming out of a dry period for painting.  I am working on some paintings now, but for the last year, I experienced health issues that interfered with my artistic drive.  I had 2 nervous breakdowns, the second one just a couple of months ago.  This time my recovery seemed really fast and my artistic drive returned, thank goodness!  I've never had a long spell like that with no artisitic desire and it was not a pleasant experience.  Now I am happily using my camera on hikes again, plotting paintings and working on a couple of paintings in my studio...