任伯年的个人艺术造诣来看，花鸟画的本领比较高，若以当时画坛的情况而言，他的人物影响比较大，原因是当时画人物画家少，成就高者更少，象任伯年这样造诣，自然推至旁首。任伯年的花鸟画更富有创造，富有巧趣，早年以工笔见长，“仿北宋人法，纯以焦墨钩骨，赋色肥厚，近老莲派。后吸取恽寿平的没骨法，陈淳、徐渭、朱耷的写意法，笔墨趋于简逸放纵，设色明净淡雅，形成兼工带写，明快温馨的格调，这种画法，开辟了花鸟画的新天地，对近、现代产生了巨大的影响。
According to Ren Bonian's personal artistic attainments, the ability of flower and bird painting is relatively high. If the situation of the painting circle was concerned, his characters had a greater influence. The reason was that at the time, there were fewer character painters and fewer achievements,
Ren Bonian's flower and bird paintings are even more creative and interesting. In his early years, he was known for his fine brushwork. “Impressed the Northern Song Dynasty, purely with thick ink outline, with hypertrophy, near the old Lianpai". After absorbing Yan Shouping’s boneless method and Chen Yu, Xu Yi and Zhu Xi’s freehand, his brushwork tend to be simple and indulgent in their brushwork, forming a bright, clean, and bright style. This kind of painting has opened up a new world of flowers and birds, which has impacted modern times.
According to Ren Bonian's personal artistic attainments, the ability of flower and bird painting is relatively high. If the situation of the painting circle was concerned, his characters had a greater influence. The reason was that at the time, there were fewer character painters and fewer achievements,
Ren Bonian's flower and bird paintings are even more creative and interesting. In his early years, he was known for his fine brushwork. “Impressed the Northern Song Dynasty, purely with thick ink outline, with hypertrophy, near the old Lianpai". After absorbing Yan Shouping’s boneless method and Chen Yu, Xu Yi and Zhu Xi’s freehand, his brushwork tend to be simple and indulgent in their brushwork, forming a bright, clean, and bright style. This kind of painting has opened up a new world of flowers and birds, which has impacted modern times.