Does this seem backwards to you?

This is something I've felt for a long time, but I'm not sure if it makes sense or not. Considering that I may have some artist friends who peruuuuuse my blog (everytime i think of the word 'peruse' i say it in my head like 'peruuuuuuuuuse'), I was hoping one or two of you may have some insight.

So basically, what usually happens is: I'll get an image in my head first, with the overwhelming desire to capture it on paper. I'll have no idea where it comes from or what is making me want to save it. But I capture. Then a look at it a day or two later, and low and behold a whole story comes to my head.

At first I felt like I was being cheap. Or not a "real" artist or something. Because I felt like most people have an idea, or a story and FIND a way to translate it and capture it on paper.

But as this has happened more an more, I'm starting to see links between my thought process and the random shit that pops in my head. So to me, it's like my subconscious comes up with a whole package but just gives my consciousness the image for me to figure out. I dunno why it works this way, or even if what I'm saying is true or makes sense or whatever. But I just wanna see if anyone else felt this way, or understands.