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Lady Hemoglobin

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A piece I've wanted to do ever since I started Biochemistry course. :D a personification of hemoglobin, which is the protein in our blood that transports oxygen from lungs and distributes it throughout the body. It's the protein which makes blood red, which is why her hair and gown are red.
Green crystals in her jewellery symbolize iron atoms that are embedded into hemoglobin's structure; they're green because iron in its oxidation state in hemoglobin(Fe2+) creates inorganic compounds which are light green.
Red blood cells serve as decoration of her hat-thing. Peacock feathers are added for color balance and... fun :) I've never drawn them before, so I gave them a try.
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she looks so healthy :] somehow fitting.