"France has an old cultural tradition and there is a strong scholarly atmosphere. The U.S. is a new country, a society that is free, open, industrialized, and mechanized.
在紐約的這段時期裡，廖修平的版畫風格有所改變，他認為這與生活環境有關：「法國有悠久的文化傳統，人文意味較重；美國則是新興國家，自由、開放，屬於機械化、工商化社會。