Mystical Landscape was created with varying brushstrokes in light and calming hues, creating an effect of movement. It is a hallmark of the veteran artist painting for 60 years that he is still working on his canvas. Sanip was one of the early Malays who graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, in 1961. His is a lifelong devotion to landscape with series such as Sri Mersing, Endau-Rompin, Gunung Ledang and Gelorasa. He was also a past president of the Johor Artists Society and the Johor Historical Society.