Most of the folk painting today in Haiti is made for galleries with an international clientele. Occasionally, however, one can still find paintings made by Haitians for Haitians. Most of these are related to commercial advertisement. Hand-painted billboards, shop signs, walls on the sides of houses and other buildings can be seen everywhere, and are often done by artists who also paint for galleries.

The medical treatment painting shown here was done by a man who works for Marcel Isaac, the founder and owner of Laboratoire Panacée, and alternative health center in the center of Port-au-Prince. This particular sign illustrates and describes, in Creole, the symptoms of conjunctivitis and the recommended method of treatment. Other paintings in the Laboratoire Panacée show, in vibrant color, the digestive system, the respiratory system, the causes and cures for dandruff, and other things related to the human condition.

Marion Oettinger, Jr., "Medical Treatment Sign," The Folk Art of Latin America: Visiones Del Pueblo (New York: Dutton Studio Books in association with the Museum of American Folk Art, 1992), 71.