Newbie needs help with Chinese(?) translation on painting

[bobbyseg]

Hi!

Following the footsteps of my grandfather, I've just started going to yard sales looking for stuff. I found this painting and picked it up for $10 bucks. I'm not sure what the origin is. It is in a banged up frame with the paper sealing on the back tearing away and old looking. I asked my grandfather but since he lives far away, I can't get him a close up look yet. If anyone could help with translation and/or origin that would be fantastic! I'm excited to learn the history of this as it is my first purchase!

Thanks for any help you can offer!

Bobby

[KC]

Looks exactly like one my folks have....but not sure if the words/symbol are the same.  Will take a look see when I go over.....they had it interpreted and pasted on the back.

Very  interesting!

[bobbyseg]

KC,

Thanks for the quick reply! I've attached an additional photo close up of the little blue monk (it is a monk ya?). Is this indicative of a certain style? Looking forward to your response after you get a look at the similar one you spoke of.

Note: I did get a reply on another forum, he said this:

well done, original chinese painting called "myriad pines amid cloud and mist", dated to spring 1980, painted in new york and dedicated to I think a lawyer by a "Yun feng", the same 2 characters on the upper seal, probably not the artist's real name. bottom seal is likely another nickname seal of the artist's, or, less likely, a collector

I did some research and Yun Feng means "melodious wind" or something to that effect and is apparently an extremely common term so it hasn't helped me narrow down an artist or anything. I guess Yun, meaning 'melody,' is a common girls name. Perhaps a female artist?

Thanks again for any help! =)