Sanip developed his own visual language of abstraction, placing emphasis on intersecting organic forms placed against geometric rectangular shapes in the field. The subdued, warm earthy colours which form the palette convey a sense of weight and stability. Bisecting, overlapping curvaceous lines in sumptuous tones are flowing effortlessly into one another, spreading out from the centre of the composition, accented with hints of black strokes. It is a hallmark of the veteran artist painting for 60 years that at 85, 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.