As a small child, Liao would climb onto the table to look at his father's building blueprints. By the time he reached Datong Middle School he was receiving instruction from venerable painter Wu Dongcai.
年幼時，廖修平經常趴在桌上看父親繪製建築藍圖，在大同中學就讀時又得到美術老師、台灣前輩畫家吳棟材啟蒙，高中時作品便入選省展。