The art created by van Mensvoort has its roots in fashion illustrating. This is still visible in her drawings. Her style is graphical, cool and elegant. Tension is created in her designs by introducing unexpected irregularities. All her work has that distinct handmade feeling. Karolien loves to draw portraits and animals in their typical postures as well as landscapes as pure compositions of colours and structures. She creates her drawings by using different elements from her rich print archive.