In Silent Symphony, Sanip sought to create a tranquil atmosphere composed of rhythmic organic shapes in a palette of blue shades, expressed freely on 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.