Saccoccio's work bridges a gap between east and west, through ideology, practice and subject matter. In one sense her work captures the spirit of the abstract expressionists and color field painters. In another, her work evokes the spiritual practice of the zen artist--where she approaches the white canvas, tapping into the unknown through silence and patience and being led by and trusting her intuitions.

Saccoccio's painting has evolved since leaving the dense and linear environment of New York City, where she worked as a painter and attended graduate school at the School of Visual Arts. Spending the past eight years amidst the expansive beauty of Santa Barbara, with its subtle qualities of atmosphere and light, and its brilliant and earthy colors, has irreversibly changed her visual vocabulary. She is inspired by her surroundings, whether hiking in the foothills, walking on the beach, or just seeing the Channel Islands and the Pacific Ocean from her home. Over the last year Saccoccio has embarked on a new series of twelve paintings. After the series was complete, she wrote a poem for each of them. The poems serve to lead the viewer by adding a layer of possibility and interest, while still inviting the viewer's own interpretation. Her words interact with the tonal and lyrical qualities of color and brushstroke, as if to compose a song.