Essud paints to excite, to calm, to stir emotion with a sensitivity to color and form influenced by a lifetime in the Caribbean. He acknowledges the contributions that a bicultural upbringing, a Chinese father and a Haitian mother, have made to his sense of wonder of the world around him. He is constantly striving to inject aspects of surrealism in his work and at the same time convey a certain quiet, peaceful tropical style that reinforce our sense of "being there". Essud believes that critical study of color and form for each individual work are essential, and consequently his work always undergoes several transformations before reaching the point where he feels that it is ready for presentation.

Essud was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He began painting as a child and at the age of five was accepted to the Foyer des Arts plastiques. In 1970, he came to the United States where he studied at the Soho Art Center in New York then moved on to Florida where he took courses at the Coral Gables Museum of Art. His images have been published in magazines worldwide. In February 1999, he exhibited at the Atlanta State Capitol. His works are included in many prestigious private and public collections and are very well demanded among art lovers.