Yuan is good at oil painting and pastel painting with the theme of color application and human philosophy. His works are distinctive in color and style, making good use of pictures to reflect time, environment and atmosphere, setting off the themes of philosophy and art, forming the artistic conception of pictures, and then revealing the essence and pursuit of art.
Oil paintings such as Silence, A Hundred Years Together, Blue Lotus, The Rise and Fall of Life and Doomsday Listening are sought after by many units and collectors at home and abroad. Autumn, the masterpiece in the time series, was auctioned by the influential domestic charities True Love Dream Fund and Meng Fund respectively, and all the proceeds were used for improving children's lives and campus construction in underdeveloped areas. The oil paintings "Morning Flower" and "Blue Bottle" were collected by Xiangjiang Gallery.