In 1974, Liao's father died suddenly, and he returned home to continue the occupation that his father had pursued, serving as a notary public. But no matter how busy he was at work, he never gave up painting, even moving his studio into his office.
一九七四年，父親驟逝，廖武治回家接替父業，然而不論工作有多忙，廖武治始終沒有放棄作畫，他甚至就將畫室擺在辦公室裡。