AN education project about a celebrated Hereford artist was launched at a city school last week.

Fugue Visions kick-started the Brian Hatton education project at St. Martin's Primary School in Hereford.

With the project, a DVD called Brian Hatton, A Hereford Artist Remembered will be sent to all county schools and colleges across the county.

This DVD is an animated portfolio of paintings and drawings from the Hatton Collection, selected by Jason Hodges and set to an original soundtrack composed by Randolph Alexander.

Catherine Gilling, from Fugue Visions (a not for profit arts company who work collaboratively on heritage based projects), said: "The DVD is presented in three sections: Portraits, Landscapes, Sketches & Illustrations and has a total running time of 32 mins.

"Together with the information leaflet, the DVD is designed to be an introduction to the work and life story of Brian Hatton and to raise awareness of the talented artist 100 years after his death."

Brian Hatton was a Hereford artist born in 1887, who was expected to become one of the country's most celebrated artists before he was killed in action fighting in Egypt in the First World War, aged 28.

The DVD is part of the Brian Hatton Centenary Education Project, supported by The Herefordshire Community Foundation, Hereford City Council, The Elmley Foundation and Fugue Visions’ Fundraising supporters.

There is no charge to schools for this package.

Fugue Visions' artist, Jason Hodges, went to St Martin's primary school when he was a boy and was delighted to return to the school.

Mayor of Hereford, Jim Kenyon, presented the DVD package to the head boy Reece Armstrong.

An exhibition of Brian Hatton's work is running at the Broad Street Museum Gallery until March 25.