Andre grew up in a traveling circus. His mother was a trapeze artist as shown in another piece.

I keep seeing pictures of baby anteaters riding on their moms back. So I drew one of Andre clinging to his mom who is in her work outfit.

Nearly every photo of Andre till the age of 10 is of him clinging to his mom's back. Because he is an anteater. :I

The little girl is a little girl he grew up with. Later dated and then broke up with.